adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
a-g-r-e-e
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From this reading "B-i-r-d-s, birds, i-n, in, t-h-e-i-r, their, l-i-t-t-l-e, little, n-e-s-t-s, nests, a-g-r-e-e, agree."
agreeverbUS /əˈɡriː/
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
AmelianounUS /əˈmiːljə/
congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why can't we?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
B-i-r-d-s
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From this reading "B-i-r-d-s, birds, i-n, in, t-h-e-i-r, their, l-i-t-t-l-e, little, n-e-s-t-s, nests, a-g-r-e-e, agree."
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Nothing ever had happened to me as bad as that.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
BirdsnounUS /bɜːrdz/
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
can't
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From this reading And why can't we?"
chillingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/
provoking fear terror
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Nothing ever had happened to me as bad as that.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing ever had happened to me as bad as that.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Nothing ever had happened to me as bad as that.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
i-n
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From this reading "B-i-r-d-s, birds, i-n, in, t-h-e-i-r, their, l-i-t-t-l-e, little, n-e-s-t-s, nests, a-g-r-e-e, agree."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
l-i-t-t-l-e
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From this reading "B-i-r-d-s, birds, i-n, in, t-h-e-i-r, their, l-i-t-t-l-e, little, n-e-s-t-s, nests, a-g-r-e-e, agree."
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing ever had happened to me as bad as that.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
n-e-s-t-s
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From this reading "B-i-r-d-s, birds, i-n, in, t-h-e-i-r, their, l-i-t-t-l-e, little, n-e-s-t-s, nests, a-g-r-e-e, agree."
nestsnounUS /nests/
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing ever had happened to me as bad as that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
SchoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
sentencenounUS /ˈsentəns/
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
shoesnounUS /ʃuːz/
a particular situation
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
spelledverbUS /speld/
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
t-h-e-i-r
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From this reading "B-i-r-d-s, birds, i-n, in, t-h-e-i-r, their, l-i-t-t-l-e, little, n-e-s-t-s, nests, a-g-r-e-e, agree."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing ever had happened to me as bad as that.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The First Day of School "Birds in their little nests agree.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing ever had happened to me as bad as that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And why can't we?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading My feet burned in my new shoes, but most of my body was chilling as I stood beside Miss Amelia on the platform, before the whole school, and followed the point of her pencil, while, a letter at a time, I spelled aloud my first sentence.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why can't we?"
