andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys, Paul and Egbert, would stay with their father.
BillynounUS /ˈbɪli/
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Billy received the news of little Kate's coming with outspoken delight.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys, Paul and Egbert, would stay with their father.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Billy received the news of little Kate's coming with outspoken delight.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The very thing!” she cried.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Billy received the news of little Kate's coming with outspoken delight.
EgbertnounUS /ˈeɡbərt/
king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839)
From this reading The boys, Paul and Egbert, would stay with their father.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The boys, Paul and Egbert, would stay with their father.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
Hartwell
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From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
Henshaw
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From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
Kate
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From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
Kate's
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From this reading Billy received the news of little Kate's coming with outspoken delight.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Billy received the news of little Kate's coming with outspoken delight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Billy received the news of little Kate's coming with outspoken delight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
outspokenadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈspoʊkən/
given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
From this reading Billy received the news of little Kate's coming with outspoken delight.
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading The boys, Paul and Egbert, would stay with their father.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Billy received the news of little Kate's coming with outspoken delight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The boys, Paul and Egbert, would stay with their father.
tenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys, Paul and Egbert, would stay with their father.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “The very thing!” she cried.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “The very thing!” she cried.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Mrs. Kate Hartwell, the Henshaw brothers' sister from the West, was expected on the tenth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
youngestadjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡəst/
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Her husband could not come, she had written, but she would bring with her, little Kate, the youngest child.
