adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
aimingverbUS /ˈeɪmɪŋ/
-ing form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
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 Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
blowernounUS /ˈbloʊər/
a device that produces a current of air
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
easy-chair
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
FaynounUS /feɪ/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
I'm
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
jumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/
the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
Lonnie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
Lucia
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/
characteristic of rural life
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
sha'n't
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
stickverbUS /stɪk/
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
wroteverbUS /roʊt/
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
