AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
Aun
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From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
BOLDadjectiveUS /boʊld/
fearless and daring
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
ChunknounUS /tʃʌŋk/
a compact mass
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
consumedverbUS /kənˈsuːmd/
past form of “consume” — eat up completely, as with great appetite
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
curiositynounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
datnounUS /dæt/
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading "Why you look dat away at Miss Lou, Aun' Jinkey?"
deeperadverbUS /ˈdiːpər/
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
divined
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From this reading The girl divined that something serious was to be told.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The girl divined that something serious was to be told.
glancingverbUS /ˈɡlænsɪŋ/
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
incapableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkeɪpəbəl/
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
Jinkey
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From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
Lou
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From this reading "Why you look dat away at Miss Lou, Aun' Jinkey?"
Lou's
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From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
mammynoun
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
momentsnounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
negress
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From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
pantingnounUS /ˈpæntɪŋ/
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
questioningadjectiveUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
quick-wittedadjective
mentally nimble and resourceful
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
resolvedadjectiveUS /riˈzɑːlvd/
determined
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
SCHEMEnounUS /skiːm/
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading The girl divined that something serious was to be told.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The girl divined that something serious was to be told.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The girl divined that something serious was to be told.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl divined that something serious was to be told.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The girl divined that something serious was to be told.
utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading A BOLD SCHEME Aun' Jinkey gained Miss Lou's room in safety, but panting so from fright and exhaustion as to be for a few moments utterly incapable of speech.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl divined that something serious was to be told.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why you look dat away at Miss Lou, Aun' Jinkey?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This quick-witted negress, consumed with curiosity about Chunk, and some deeper interest, resolved not to be sent away.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why you look dat away at Miss Lou, Aun' Jinkey?"
ZanynounUS /ˈzeɪni/
a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect
From this reading To her questioning look, the old mammy nodded, glancing meantime at Zany as much as to say, "We should be alone."
