adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Miss Lucy, you're as quiet as a mouse.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
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 "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Miss Lucy, you're as quiet as a mouse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
BunkernounUS /ˈbʌŋkər/
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading VISITORS FROM THE SOUTH SEAS.
globenounUS /ɡloʊb/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
Joe
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From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
lesson-book
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From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "Miss Lucy, you're as quiet as a mouse.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
mischiefnounUS /ˈmɪstʃəf/
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Lucy, you're as quiet as a mouse.
mousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading "Miss Lucy, you're as quiet as a mouse.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
museumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading "Here are all the names just like my lesson-book at home: Europe, Africa, and America."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Miss Lucy, you're as quiet as a mouse.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
SEASnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading VISITORS FROM THE SOUTH SEAS.
SOUTHnounUS /saʊθ/
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading VISITORS FROM THE SOUTH SEAS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISITORS FROM THE SOUTH SEAS.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "I'm looking at the great big globe, that Uncle Joe said I might touch," said Lucy.
VISITORSnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtərz/
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading VISITORS FROM THE SOUTH SEAS.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not in any mischief?" said Mrs. Bunker, looking into the museum; "why, what are you doing there?"
you're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Lucy, you're as quiet as a mouse.
