adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
algebranounUS /ˈældʒəbrə/
the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
Cherryvale
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
dreamsnounUS /driːmz/
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
fascinatingadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtɪŋ/
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Yet even school-especially high school the first year-was interesting.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Yet even school-especially high school the first year-was interesting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Yet even school-especially high school the first year-was interesting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
lieutenant-in
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
liveverbUS /laɪv/
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
MelissanounUS /məˈlɪsə/
a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
PhilippinesnounUS /ˈfɪləpiːnz/
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
pokyadjectiveUS /ˈpoʊki/
wasting time
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
readingnounUS /ˈriːdɪŋ/
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
school-especially
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet even school-especially high school the first year-was interesting.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The more so when there was a teacher like Miss Smith, who looked too pretty to know so much about algebra and who was said to get a letter every day from a lieutenant-in the Philippines!
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were people who found Cherryvale a dull, poky little town to live in, but not Melissa.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading She was fourteen, going on fifteen; and the world was a fascinating place.
year-was
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet even school-especially high school the first year-was interesting.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet even school-especially high school the first year-was interesting.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not even in winter, when school and lessons took up so much time that it almost shut out reading and the wonderful dreams which reading is bound to bring you.
