adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
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 It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
boxnounUS /bɑːks/
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
can't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can't tell much,” she said.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
clothnounUS /klɔːθ/
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
GingernounUS /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
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 It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I can't tell much,” she said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
rollverbUS /roʊl/
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
saddledadjectiveUS /ˈsædəld/
having a saddle on or being mounted on a saddled animal
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can't tell much,” she said.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “I can't tell much,” she said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a great deal of hurry and excitement after the news became known.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It seemed a long time before Ginger came back, and before we were left alone; and then she told me all that she had seen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was just turned into my box; the saddle and bridle were taken off, and a cloth thrown over me.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Ginger was saddled and sent off in great haste for Lord George, and I soon heard the carriage roll out of the yard.
