adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Sister was growing not alone in body, but in mind.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading And the improvement in her appearance was something marvelous.
astonishverbUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃ/
affect with wonder
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
attendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/
the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
Atterson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Sister was growing not alone in body, but in mind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sister was growing not alone in body, but in mind.
certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
charitynounUS /ˈtʃerɪti/
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/
greatly pleased
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Sister was growing not alone in body, but in mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the improvement in her appearance was something marvelous.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
improvementnounUS /ˌɪmˈpruːvmənt/
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading And the improvement in her appearance was something marvelous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
marvelousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And the improvement in her appearance was something marvelous.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Sister was growing not alone in body, but in mind.
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 certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
SisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And the improvement in her appearance was something marvelous.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Sister had begun school on the very first day it opened--in September.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was delighted, for although she had had “lessons” at the “institution”, they had not been like this regular attendance, with other free and happy children, at a good country school.
youngun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It certainly does astonish me, every time I think o' that youngun and the way she looked when she come to me from the charity school,” declared Mother Atterson.
