adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Kingdom come and glory be!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
basketnounUS /ˈbæskət/
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Kingdom come and glory be!
beamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/
cheerful and bright
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
Blick's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
clappedverbUS /klæpt/
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
coalnounUS /koʊl/
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Kingdom come and glory be!
confirmedadjectiveUS /kənˈfɜːrmd/
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Then she sat down on a soap-box and rocked in unqualified delight.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then she sat down on a soap-box and rocked in unqualified delight.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
eggnounUS /eɡ/
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading "Kingdom come and glory be!
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
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 THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/
a message received and understood
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
KingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading "Kingdom come and glory be!
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
McDougal's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
NEWSnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
rockedverbUS /rɑːkt/
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Then she sat down on a soap-box and rocked in unqualified delight.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Then she sat down on a soap-box and rocked in unqualified delight.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
soap-box
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she sat down on a soap-box and rocked in unqualified delight.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She clapped first her right hand on her left and then her left on her right and stared into Mr. Blick's beaming black eyes as if through them rather than his mouth the information just received was to be confirmed.
unqualifiedadjectiveUS /ənˈkwɑːlɪfaɪd/
not limited or restricted
From this reading Then she sat down on a soap-box and rocked in unqualified delight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE NEWS The basket in Mrs. McDougal's hands was dropped as if its every egg were a coal of living fire.
