AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
datnounUS /dæt/
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
Dey
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From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading De monkey runned down de tree, and shook hands wid de man.
dranfadder
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From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
drowing
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From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
druv
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From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
emnounUS /em/
a quad with a square body
From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
fadder
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From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading De monkey runned down de tree, and shook hands wid de man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
IndiesnounUS /ˈɪndiz/
plural of “indie” — a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
Laura
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From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
paintin
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From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
pipingnounUS /ˈpaɪpɪŋ/
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
runned
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From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading De monkey runned down de tree, and shook hands wid de man.
SMALLadjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Dey was drowing stones at him, and a man dat was paintin' de house druv 'em away.
teaseverbUS /tiːz/
annoy persistently
From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
twinklingnounUS /ˈtwɪŋkəlɪŋ/
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading De naughty boys in de village used to tease de little monkey, and he runned up a tree one day.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “My dranfadder says,” she began, in a piping little voice, “dat when he was a little boy his fadder brought him a little monkey from de West Indies.
wid
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From this reading De monkey runned down de tree, and shook hands wid de man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SMALL girl, with twinkling eyes and a merry face, got up, just behind Miss Laura, and made her way to the front.
