adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
atmospherenounUS /ˈætməsfɪr/
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading He missed the atmosphere of home, and the tenderness of his mother and sister.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
chapnounUS /tʃæp/
a boy or man
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
CoopernounUS /ˈkuːpər/
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
distressingadjectiveUS /dɪˈstresɪŋ/
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading In fact, the poor boy was suffering from that most distressing malady, homesickness.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/
being one more than ten
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, the poor boy was suffering from that most distressing malady, homesickness.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
homesicknessnounUS /ˈhoʊmsɪknəs/
a longing to return home
From this reading In fact, the poor boy was suffering from that most distressing malady, homesickness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
maladynounUS /ˈmælədi/
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading In fact, the poor boy was suffering from that most distressing malady, homesickness.
missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He missed the atmosphere of home, and the tenderness of his mother and sister.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading In fact, the poor boy was suffering from that most distressing malady, homesickness.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading In fact, the poor boy was suffering from that most distressing malady, homesickness.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
shelteringverbUS /ˈʃeltərɪŋ/
-ing form of “shelter” — provide shelter for
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading He missed the atmosphere of home, and the tenderness of his mother and sister.
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading In fact, the poor boy was suffering from that most distressing malady, homesickness.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading He missed the atmosphere of home, and the tenderness of his mother and sister.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, the poor boy was suffering from that most distressing malady, homesickness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
Tommy
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From this reading His name was Tommy Cooper, as he was called at home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading The last new boy was a little fellow only eleven years old.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was his first absence from the sheltering care of his mother, and he felt lonesome in the great, dreary school building, where he was called “Cooper,” and “you little chap.”
