adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you?” said Dumps, her eyes opening wide in astonishment.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
astonishmentnounUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Are you?” said Dumps, her eyes opening wide in astonishment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
blank-book
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From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
BOOKnounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
botherverbUS /ˈbɑːðər/
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
Chris
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From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
Diddie
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From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
DIDDIE'S
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From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
dollsnounUS /dɑːlz/
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
don't
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From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
DumpsnounUS /dʌmps/
an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Are you?” said Dumps, her eyes opening wide in astonishment.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
goin
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From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
I'm
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From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
lead-pencil
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From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
nurserynounUS /ˈnɜːrsəri/
a child's room for a baby
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Are you?” said Dumps, her eyes opening wide in astonishment.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Who’s goin’ ter tell yer what ter say?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
sister'snounUS /ˈsɪstərz/
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “Who’s goin’ ter tell yer what ter say?”
ter
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From this reading “Who’s goin’ ter tell yer what ter say?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Who’s goin’ ter tell yer what ter say?”
What's
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From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “What’s that, Diddie?” asked Dumps, leaving her paper dolls on the floor where she had been playing with Chris, and coming to her sister’s side.
Who's
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From this reading “Who’s goin’ ter tell yer what ter say?”
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Are you?” said Dumps, her eyes opening wide in astonishment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DIDDIE’S BOOK One morning Diddie came into the nursery with a big blank-book and a lead-pencil in her hand.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
yer
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From this reading “Who’s goin’ ter tell yer what ter say?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now don’t you bother me, Dumps,” said Diddie; “I’m goin’ to write a book.”
