adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
animalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
brushverbUS /brʌʃ/
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
can't
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From this reading I can't imagine more exquisite torture myself.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
exquisiteadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/
intense or sharp
From this reading I can't imagine more exquisite torture myself.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
flyverbUS /flaɪ/
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
franticadjectiveUS /ˈfræntɪk/
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
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 “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I can't imagine more exquisite torture myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
ISN'T
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From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
Laura
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From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I can't imagine more exquisite torture myself.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
nettingnounUS /ˈnetɪŋ/
a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
tickleverbUS /ˈtɪkəl/
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/
bound or secured closely
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading I can't imagine more exquisite torture myself.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
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 “ISN'T it a strange thing,” said Miss Laura, “that a little thing like a fly, can cause so much annoyance to animals as well to people?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes when I am trying to get more sleep in the morning, their little feet tickle me so that I am nearly frantic and have to fly out of bed.”
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suppose your whole body was covered with them; and you were tied up somewhere and could not get loose.
WoodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall have some netting to put over your bed,” said Mrs. Wood; “but suppose, Laura, you had no hands to brush away the flies.
