adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
beamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/
cheerful and bright
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
BennounUS /ben/
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading “How's the little girl?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
How's
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From this reading “How's the little girl?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
immediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “How's the little girl?”
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
merry-faced
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From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
Polly
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From this reading “Polly!”
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
recognizeverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
wagnounUS /wæɡ/
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
willingadjectiveUS /ˈwɪlɪŋ/
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading He turned around to see the merry-faced boy, and the big, black dog who immediately began to wag his tail as if willing to recognize him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
wood-pile
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From this reading “Oh! you have come, really,” cried Ben, springing over the wood-pile with a beaming face.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
you'd
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From this reading “You see I thought you'd never look round,” said the boy with a laugh.
