adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am becoming poetical, am I not?
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little caps are the ones I want, Marie.
BabynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading I am becoming poetical, am I not?
bracesnounUS /ˈbreɪsəz/
an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what would you have?
capsnounUS /kæps/
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading The little caps are the ones I want, Marie.
charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
coverletnoun
a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
flexibleadjectiveUS /ˈfleksəbəl/
capable of being changed
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But what would you have?
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The little caps are the ones I want, Marie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little caps are the ones I want, Marie.
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
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From this reading The little caps are the ones I want, Marie.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am becoming poetical, am I not?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The little caps are the ones I want, Marie.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
patternnounUS /ˈpætərn/
a perceptual structure
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
poeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/
of or relating to poetry
From this reading I am becoming poetical, am I not?
rosebudnounUS /ˈroʊzbəd/
the bud of a rose
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
ThanksnounUS /θæŋks/
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little caps are the ones I want, Marie.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading The little caps are the ones I want, Marie.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what would you have?
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
woolnounUS /wʊl/
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading Thanks for your coverlet, it is soft, flexible, warm, and charming, and Baby, amid its white wool, looks like a rosebud hidden in the snow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But what would you have?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Be good enough to send me the pattern of the braces, those of your own invention, you know.
