adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
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 The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
busilyadverbUS /ˈbɪzəli/
in a busy manner
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
chickadeenoun
any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America
From this reading "As I've only thirty-seven other things to remember, I won't forget that, chickadee.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
don't
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From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
Ellen
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From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
holly-box
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From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
I've
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From this reading "As I've only thirty-seven other things to remember, I won't forget that, chickadee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
Marjorie
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From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
Maynard
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From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
membersnounUS /ˈmembərz/
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "As I've only thirty-seven other things to remember, I won't forget that, chickadee.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "As I've only thirty-seven other things to remember, I won't forget that, chickadee.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading "As I've only thirty-seven other things to remember, I won't forget that, chickadee.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "As I've only thirty-seven other things to remember, I won't forget that, chickadee.
thirty-sevenadjective
being seven more than thirty
From this reading "As I've only thirty-seven other things to remember, I won't forget that, chickadee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "And don't forget to bring me that big holly-box I told you about."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day before Christmas was a busy one in the Maynard household.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The delightful breakfast that Ellen sent to the table could scarcely be eaten, so busily talking were all the members of the family.
won't
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From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come home early, won't you, Father?" said Marjorie, as Mr. Maynard rose to go away to his business.
