adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her maid was devoted to her and never left a thing undone.
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 Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
Annie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
Betty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winter dragged by uneventfully for Betty.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Winter dragged by uneventfully for Betty.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
devotedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvoʊtɪd/
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Her maid was devoted to her and never left a thing undone.
divertverbUS /daɪˈvɜːrt/
turn aside; turn away from
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
draggedverbUS /dræɡd/
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Winter dragged by uneventfully for Betty.
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
embroiderynounUS /emˈbrɔɪdəri/
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Winter dragged by uneventfully for Betty.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading These she found very tiresome.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Her maid was devoted to her and never left a thing undone.
linsey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
maidnounUS /meɪd/
a female domestic
From this reading Her maid was devoted to her and never left a thing undone.
mendingnounUS /ˈmendɪŋ/
garments that must be repaired
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Her maid was devoted to her and never left a thing undone.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
pioneernounUS /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/
someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
Sam'snounUS /sæmz/
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These she found very tiresome.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These she found very tiresome.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Her maid was devoted to her and never left a thing undone.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading These she found very tiresome.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/
not done
From this reading Her maid was devoted to her and never left a thing undone.
uneventfullyadverb
in an uneventful manner
From this reading Winter dragged by uneventfully for Betty.
UnlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading These she found very tiresome.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Annie was old Sam's daughter, and she had waited on Betty since she had been a baby.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her maid was devoted to her and never left a thing undone.
weavingnounUS /ˈwiːvɪŋ/
creating fabric
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
WinternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter dragged by uneventfully for Betty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unlike the other pioneer girls, who were kept busy all the time with their mending, and linsey weaving, and household duties, Betty had nothing to divert her but her embroidery and her reading.
