almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She stood for some minutes wrestling with the problem, but suddenly her expression changed.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading She stood for some minutes wrestling with the problem, but suddenly her expression changed.
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
CORRESPONDENCEnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndəns/
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Cousin Eloise had gone to the piano.
Eloise
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From this reading Cousin Eloise had gone to the piano.
expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She stood for some minutes wrestling with the problem, but suddenly her expression changed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Cousin Eloise had gone to the piano.
grandpanounUS /ˈɡrændpɑː/
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
hadn't
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From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
hallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
how
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From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
JewelnounUS /ˈdʒuːəl/
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
JEWEL'S
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From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
Madge
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From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She stood for some minutes wrestling with the problem, but suddenly her expression changed.
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Cousin Eloise had gone to the piano.
problemnounUS /ˈprɑːbləm/
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading She stood for some minutes wrestling with the problem, but suddenly her expression changed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She stood for some minutes wrestling with the problem, but suddenly her expression changed.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She stood for some minutes wrestling with the problem, but suddenly her expression changed.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cousin Eloise had gone to the piano.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I almost which I hadn't made her tell me,” thought the child, “for how can I help grandpa not to be sorry they are here?
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading JEWEL'S CORRESPONDENCE While Jewel still stood turning over in her mind what she had heard, charming strains of music began coming up through the hall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
Wouldn't
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From this reading Wouldn't I be sorry to have aunt Madge come and live with me when I never asked her to?”
wrestlingnounUS /ˈreslɪŋ/
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading She stood for some minutes wrestling with the problem, but suddenly her expression changed.
