AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
audiencenounUS /ˈɑːdiəns/
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
beautifullyadverbUS /ˈbjuːtəfli/
in a beautiful manner
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
BeautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
begverbUS /beɡ/
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
beggedverbUS /beɡd/
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
CnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
chairsnounUS /tʃerz/
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
comedynounUS /ˈkɑːmədi/
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
cretonnenoun
an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
cushionsnounUS /ˈkʊʃənz/
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
dimplesnounUS /ˈdɪmpəlz/
plural of “dimple” — a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
divan's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
Janet's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
levelnounUS /ˈlevəl/
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
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 "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/
in other respects or ways
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
pedestalnounUS /ˈpedəstəl/
a support or foundation
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
pillowed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
pillowsnounUS /ˈpɪloʊz/
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
Queening
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
regallyadverbUS /ˈriːɡəli/
in a regal manner
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
RomanesquenounUS /ˌroʊməˈnesk/
a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
ShopverbUS /ʃɑːp/
do one's shopping
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
sillnounUS /sɪl/
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
solo-couch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
TALEnounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
TOLDverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
TWICEadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
Velma
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was like a screen comedy," replied Judith, who had been beautifully pillowed up and otherwise made comfortable on Janet's solo-couch.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A TWICE TOLD TALE Judith tried to beg off on her story of the great adventure, but the girls were insistent.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The audience was scattered around on cushions, on the floor, on chairs, and even on the one narrow window sill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Queening it from her pillows Judith looked quite Romanesque, with Jane perched on a cretonne pedestal above the divan's level, waving her riding crop regally.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just tell us what happened when you got inside the Beauty Shop," begged Velma, who had secret dreams of C. O. D. dimples and longed to hear of such possibilities.
