adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
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 All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
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 “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
bonnetnounUS /ˈbɑːnət/
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
denounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
Kate
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
Kate's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
lanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
medleynounUS /ˈmedli/
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
mischiefnounUS /ˈmɪstʃəf/
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear!”
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
Poer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
water-lilies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
