adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “He'll get you up in an hour and a quarter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
BalthasarnounUS /ˈbælθəsər/
(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
daylightnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪt/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
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 This dog seems to have taken a fancy to you.”
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading This dog seems to have taken a fancy to you.”
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He'll get you up in an hour and a quarter.
GoingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Going out under the porch with her, he said:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This dog seems to have taken a fancy to you.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Going out under the porch with her, he said:
He'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He'll get you up in an hour and a quarter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “He'll get you up in an hour and a quarter.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He'll get you up in an hour and a quarter.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
legnounUS /leɡ/
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/
take the midday meal
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Going out under the porch with her, he said:
porchnounUS /pɔːrtʃ/
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Going out under the porch with her, he said:
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading “He'll get you up in an hour and a quarter.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Going out under the porch with her, he said:
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This dog seems to have taken a fancy to you.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
she's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading This dog seems to have taken a fancy to you.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Going out under the porch with her, he said:
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This dog seems to have taken a fancy to you.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Going out under the porch with her, he said:
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “He'll get you up in an hour and a quarter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Balthasar, feeling that she was about to leave, was rubbing his side against her leg.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Going out under the porch with her, he said:
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must come again; you must come to lunch, then I can show you these by daylight, and my little sweet--she's a dear little thing.
