adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
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 "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
concludedadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
daddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "He's given her a paper, and she's got to give him the house--and everything!"
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "He's given her a paper, and she's got to give him the house--and everything!"
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "He's given her a paper, and she's got to give him the house--and everything!"
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He's given her a paper, and she's got to give him the house--and everything!"
he's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's given her a paper, and she's got to give him the house--and everything!"
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
intelligiblyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəbli/
in an intelligible manner
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
Janice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "He's given her a paper, and she's got to give him the house--and everything!"
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
she's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's given her a paper, and she's got to give him the house--and everything!"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
soothinglyadverbUS /ˈsuːðɪŋli/
in a soothing manner
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, no; not so bad as all that," said daddy, soothingly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And he's come to take their house right away from them," concluded the girl.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Janice was so excited she could scarcely speak intelligibly for a minute.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But finally she made her father understand what was going on in the kitchen.
