andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
Bhaer's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Please, ma'am, could I speak to you?
Dan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
fifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/
a half of an hour
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Please, ma'am, could I speak to you?
importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/
of great significance or value
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
Jo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
ladnounUS /læd/
a boy or man
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
ma'amnounUS /mæm/
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Please, ma'am, could I speak to you?
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
Nat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
PleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please, ma'am, could I speak to you?
poppedverbUS /pɑːpt/
inflected form of “pop” — bulge outward
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
poppingnounUS /ˈpɑːpɪŋ/
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading “Please, ma'am, could I speak to you?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Please, ma'am, could I speak to you?
tonenounUS /toʊn/
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Nat came in, shut the door carefully behind him, and said in an eager, anxious tone, “Dan has come.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It is something very important,” said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the fifth head which had popped in during the last half-hour; but Mrs. Jo was used to it, so she looked up, and said, briskly, “What is it, my lad?”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who is Dan?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Please, ma'am, could I speak to you?
