adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
blinkedverbUS /blɪŋkt/
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
can't
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From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Wake up, Demi, dear!
Demi
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From this reading “Wake up, Demi, dear!
Demi's
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From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
dimlyadverbUS /ˈdɪmli/
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
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 O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want you.”
I've
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From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
It's
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From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
Jo
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From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
owlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
sobverbUS /sɑːb/
weep convulsively
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Wake up, Demi, dear!
WakeverbUS /weɪk/
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wake up, Demi, dear!
waked
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From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want you.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
weptverbUS /wept/
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading O my little John! my poor little John!” and Aunt Jo laid her head down on the pillow with a sob that scared sleep from Demi's eyes and filled his heart with fear and wonder; for he dimly felt why Aunt Jo called him “John,” and wept over him as if some loss had come that left him poor.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;” and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It's only ten, but your father is ill, and we must go to him.
