andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
bandsnounUS /bændz/
plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
bindverbUS /baɪnd/
stick to firmly
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
bonnieadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
broomnounUS /bruːm/
a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
CasenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
ContentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntents/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Contents STORY OF THE DOOR SEARCH FOR MR.
countrie
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From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
DEnounUS /diː/
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
decreedadjectiveUS /dɪˈkriːd/
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
DOORnounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Contents STORY OF THE DOOR SEARCH FOR MR.
Dr
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From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
FaradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
Hyde
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illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
It's
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From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
Jekyll
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KATHARINE
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looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
LouisnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
MATTOS
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
SEARCHverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Contents STORY OF THE DOOR SEARCH FOR MR.
StevensonnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Contents STORY OF THE DOOR SEARCH FOR MR.
StrangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson TO KATHARINE DE MATTOS.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It’s ill to loose the bands that God decreed to bind; Still will we be the children of the heather and the wind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Far away from home, O it’s still for you and me That the broom is blowing bonnie in the north countrie.
