adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She must be quite near here."
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
chargesnounUS /ˈtʃɑːrdʒəz/
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
circusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
crowdverbUS /kraʊd/
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "She must be quite near here."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm not so sure," said Kitty.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "I'm not so sure," said Kitty.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
Marjorie
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From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "She must be quite near here."
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "She must be quite near here."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
Pompton
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From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "She must be quite near here."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm not so sure," said Kitty.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'm not so sure," said Kitty.
tennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
tentnounUS /tent/
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
VIVIAN
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From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading There was a great crowd, and not seeing Marjorie at first, Pompton waited until most of the people had gone away, and then began to look around for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LITTLE VIVIAN It was about ten minutes later when Pompton and his three charges came out of the circus tent.
wouldn't
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From this reading "I know she wouldn't go very far away," said King.
