adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
appealverbUS /əˈpiːl/
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she never would be said by me.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she never would be said by me.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But she never would be said by me.”
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
choirnounUS /ˈkwaɪər/
a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
emphaticallyadverbUS /emˈfætɪkli/
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
hadn't
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From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
Julia
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From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
Kate
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From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she never would be said by me.”
meekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But she never would be said by me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
others
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From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
refractoryadjectiveUS /rəˈfræktəri/
not responding to treatment
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
reminiscencenounUS /ˌreməˈnɪsəns/
a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
shruggedverbUS /ʃrʌɡd/
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
ThirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I often told Julia,” said Aunt Kate emphatically, “that she was simply thrown away in that choir.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She turned as if to appeal to the good sense of the others against a refractory child while Aunt Julia gazed in front of her, a vague smile of reminiscence playing on her face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aunt Julia shrugged her shoulders and said with meek pride:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she never would be said by me.”
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “Thirty years ago I hadn’t a bad voice as voices go.”
