adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
bagnounUS /bæɡ/
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'What can't be cured, must be endured,'" quoted Daddy.
buildverbUS /bɪld/
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading I will build the fire, heat water, and finish the job."
can't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'What can't be cured, must be endured,'" quoted Daddy.
cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "'What can't be cured, must be endured,'" quoted Daddy.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "'What can't be cured, must be endured,'" quoted Daddy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And she had done that very thing.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading "'What can't be cured, must be endured,'" quoted Daddy.
finishverbUS /ˈfɪnɪʃ/
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading I will build the fire, heat water, and finish the job."
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading I will build the fire, heat water, and finish the job."
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
heatnounUS /hiːt/
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading I will build the fire, heat water, and finish the job."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will build the fire, heat water, and finish the job."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
Janice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading I will build the fire, heat water, and finish the job."
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "'What can't be cured, must be endured,'" quoted Daddy.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
packverbUS /pæk/
arrange in a container
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
quotedverbUS /ˈkwoʊtɪd/
past form of “quote” — repeat a passage from
From this reading "'What can't be cured, must be endured,'" quoted Daddy.
scrubbedadjectiveUS /skrʌbd/
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
Sophronia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading And she had done that very thing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
trunknounUS /trʌŋk/
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading And she had done that very thing.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading I will build the fire, heat water, and finish the job."
Watkins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It seemed that Mrs. Sophronia Watkins had never sent for her trunk; so all she had to do was to pack her bag and walk out of the house.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'What can't be cured, must be endured,'" quoted Daddy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will build the fire, heat water, and finish the job."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here is a nice little island of clean floor where you scrubbed, Janice.
