AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
AdamsnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hello," she said, as she took the receiver.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
CINDERELLAnounUS /ˌsɪndərˈelə/
a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
Dorothy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Presently Sarah entered.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
HellonounUS /həˈloʊ/
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello," she said, as she took the receiver.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
interestedadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪd/
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
Marjorie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
MidgetnounUS /ˈmɪdʒət/
a person who is markedly small
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
playverbUS /pleɪ/
participate in games or sport
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
PresentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Presently Sarah entered.
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading "Hello," she said, as she took the receiver.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
SarahnounUS /ˈserə/
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Presently Sarah entered.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
somewhereadverbUS /ˈsʌmwer/
in or at or to some place
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Hello," she said, as she took the receiver.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
VISITverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A VISIT TO CINDERELLA One afternoon Marjorie sat by the fire reading.
wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not specially interested in her book, but Kitty had gone to see Dorothy Adams, and King was off somewhere, so she had no one to play with.
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
showing curiosity
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's somebody wants you on the telephone, Miss Marjorie," she said, and Midget jumped up, wondering who it could be.
