adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
affectionnounUS /əˈfekʃən/
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, King, what have you been doing now?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
ClubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "Well, you see, Mothery, we had the Jinks Club here to-day."
CONFESSIONnounUS /kənˈfeʃən/
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
confessionsnounUS /kənˈfeʃənz/
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "Well, King, what have you been doing now?"
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/
communicated in words
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, you see, Mothery, we had the Jinks Club here to-day."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, King, what have you been doing now?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, you see, Mothery, we had the Jinks Club here to-day."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
HONESTadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
humorousadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmərəs/
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
JinksnounUS /dʒɪŋks/
noisy and mischievous merrymaking
From this reading "Well, you see, Mothery, we had the Jinks Club here to-day."
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
Maynard
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
Maynard's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
Mothery
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you see, Mothery, we had the Jinks Club here to-day."
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, King, what have you been doing now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
overcameverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
resignationnounUS /ˌrezəɡˈneɪʃən/
acceptance of despair
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Well, you see, Mothery, we had the Jinks Club here to-day."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you see, Mothery, we had the Jinks Club here to-day."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading HONEST CONFESSION "I want to own up, Mother," said King, as Mrs. Maynard came into the room, just before dinner time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Maynard's face expressed a humorous sort of resignation, for she was accustomed to these confessions.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, you see, Mothery, we had the Jinks Club here to-day."
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, King, what have you been doing now?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, King, what have you been doing now?"
wheedlesome
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading King's voice was very wheedlesome, and he had his arm round his mother's neck, for he well knew her affection for her only son often overcame her duty of discipline.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, King, what have you been doing now?"
