adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading So I don’t think you’re very badly off to see her again.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
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 MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading So I don’t think you’re very badly off to see her again.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
blessedadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
breathlesslyadverbUS /ˈbreθləsli/
in a breathless manner
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But she wants to see me,” pleaded Anne.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
clickety-clacknoun
a fast and rhythmic click-clack
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
DiananounUS /daɪˈænə/
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
eastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
gablenounUS /ˈɡeɪbəl/
the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So I don’t think you’re very badly off to see her again.”
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
MARILLA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But she wants to see me,” pleaded Anne.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So I don’t think you’re very badly off to see her again.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “But she wants to see me,” pleaded Anne.
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But she wants to see me,” pleaded Anne.
shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/
for a short time
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I don’t think you’re very badly off to see her again.”
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading So I don’t think you’re very badly off to see her again.”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARILLA, can I go over to see Diana just for a minute?” asked Anne, running breathlessly down from the east gable one February evening.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
tonguesnounUS /tʌŋz/
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
traipsingverbUS /ˈtreɪpsɪŋ/
-ing form of “traipse” — walk or tramp about
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading So I don’t think you’re very badly off to see her again.”
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “But she wants to see me,” pleaded Anne.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t see what you want to be traipsing about after dark for,” said Marilla shortly.
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I don’t think you’re very badly off to see her again.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You and Diana walked home from school together and then stood down there in the snow for half an hour more, your tongues going the whole blessed time, clickety-clack.
