aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
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 “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
crow-tracks'll
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From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
didn't
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From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
Don't
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From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
drawingnounUS /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
else
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From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
how
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From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
I'll
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From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
I'm
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From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
Jappy
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From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
JaspernounUS /ˈdʒæspər/
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
mamsie
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From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
meanverbUS /miːn/
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
mustn't
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From this reading “Oh, no, Van, you mustn't! you mustn't!”
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, Van, you mustn't! you mustn't!”
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
Phronsie
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From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
Polly
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From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
VannounUS /væn/
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Don't tell her the whole,” said Jasper, quickly, “I didn't mean that--about the horses and all that--but only enough to let her see how Phronsie tried to get it to her.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Your crow-tracks'll scare him enough without anything else,” said Percy, pleasantly, who really could write very nicely, while Polly broke out in an agony:
won't
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From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Oh,” said Polly, “it would scare mamsie most to death, Jappy!”
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, no, Van, you mustn't! you mustn't!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And I'm going to write to your brother Joel,” said Van, drawing up to the library table; “I'll scare him, Polly, I guess; he won't tell your mother.”
