adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
addressverbUS /ˈædres/
speak to
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
Ashley
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
Boyden
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
chaperonnoun
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
CHAPERONS
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
compelledverbUS /kəmˈpeld/
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
CONEYnounUS /ˈkoʊni/
black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
contractedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntræktəd/
reduced in size or pulled together
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
ENTIREadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
fortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
indignantlyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdɪɡnəntliː/
in an indignant manner
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
ISLANDnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
Loring
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
ParsonsnounUS /ˈpɑːrsənz/
United States sociologist (1902-1979)
From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
PARTYnounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
Pattie
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
Polly
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From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
regretfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈɡretfəl/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
solacenounUS /ˈsɑːləs/
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
soothedverbUS /suːðd/
past form of “soothe” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
sympatheticadjectiveUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
toothachenoun
an ache localized in or around a tooth
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
touringverbUS /ˈtʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
unchaperoned
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
WINNIE
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
You've
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
