adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
AFRAIDadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Happy Jack didn't dare go home.
dearestnounUS /ˈdɪrəst/
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Happy Jack didn't dare go home.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
GOverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
HAPPYadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
insureverbUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊr/
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
JACKnounUS /dʒæk/
a small worthless amount
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
rulenounUS /ruːl/
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
safestadjectiveUS /ˈseɪfəst/
superlative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
SafetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HAPPY JACK IS AFRAID TO GO HOME Safety first is the best rule to insure a long life.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Why, home is the dearest place in the world, and it should be the safest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just think how you would feel if you should be away from home, and then you should learn that it wouldn't be safe for you to go back there again, and you had no other place to go.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you think of anything more dreadful than to be afraid to go to your own home?
