adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
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 Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
gleefullyadverbUS /ˈɡliːfəli/
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
Good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-bye.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
It's
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From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
Joan
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From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
Maurice
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From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
Maurice's
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From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "Perhaps she'll scold; Joan is very particular.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps she'll scold; Joan is very particular.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
scoldverbUS /skoʊld/
censure severely or angrily
From this reading "Perhaps she'll scold; Joan is very particular.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
she'll
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From this reading "Perhaps she'll scold; Joan is very particular.
She's
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From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
speaking-trumpet
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From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
ThankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then, turning her face up, she made a speaking-trumpet of her hands, and cried: "It's all right, Joan.--Now I must run right up and tell her about it," she said to Maurice.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "Perhaps she'll scold; Joan is very particular.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
won't
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From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/
showing curiosity
From this reading "She's wondering who it is," said Maurice's companion gleefully.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you ever so much for being so good to me--oh, won't you tell me your name?"
