adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
AGAINadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she called out:
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she called out:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading She was anxious to deal with him herself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she called out:
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
can't
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From this reading "Moni, can't you sing even now?"
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading She was anxious to deal with him herself.
delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading "Moni, can't you sing even now?"
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she called out:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she called out:
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
goat-boy
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From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was anxious to deal with him herself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was anxious to deal with him herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she called out:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she called out:
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
MONI
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From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Moni, can't you sing even now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
Paula
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From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
plannedadjectiveUS /plænd/
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
singverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading "Moni, can't you sing even now?"
SINGSverbUS /sɪŋz/
third-person singular of “sing” — deliver by singing
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading When the goat-boy came along with his flock in the morning, Paula was already standing in front of the house, and she called out:
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That evening she had held a long conversation with the landlord, and had then come out of his room quite happy; so she must have planned something delightful with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
wakened
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From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was anxious to deal with him herself.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MONI SINGS AGAIN Paula had given orders to be wakened early the next morning, for she wanted to be on the spot when the goat-boy came.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was anxious to deal with him herself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Moni, can't you sing even now?"
