adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
aren't
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From this reading "They're awfully poor people, aren't they?
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading "They're awfully poor people, aren't they?
basketnounUS /ˈbæskət/
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
blacksmith's
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From this reading "Yes, Grandma; down the river-road, toward the blacksmith's."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Yes, Grandma; down the river-road, toward the blacksmith's."
Dunn
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From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
DUNNS
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From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
else
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From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
GrandmanounUS /ˈɡrændmɑː/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Yes, Grandma; down the river-road, toward the blacksmith's."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
illadjectiveUS /ɪl/
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
isn't
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From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
Marjorie
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From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "They're awfully poor people, aren't they?
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "They're awfully poor people, aren't they?
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
river-road
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From this reading "Yes, Grandma; down the river-road, toward the blacksmith's."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
SherwoodnounUS /ˈʃɜːrwʊd/
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
that's
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From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They're awfully poor people, aren't they?
They're
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From this reading "They're awfully poor people, aren't they?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There isn't any one else I can send this morning and I have just heard that she is quite ill."
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Yes, Grandma; down the river-road, toward the blacksmith's."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes, that's right; and I wish you would go down there for me and carry a small basket.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Grandma; down the river-road, toward the blacksmith's."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE DUNNS "Marjorie," said Mrs. Sherwood, one morning, "do you know where Mrs. Dunn lives?"
