adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
Betty
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From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I come to take you home,” said the voice.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
HarrisnounUS /ˈherɪs/
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I come to take you home,” said the voice.
homesicknessnounUS /ˈhoʊmsɪknəs/
a longing to return home
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I come to take you home,” said the voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
kneesnounUS /niːz/
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
obedientlyadverbUS /oʊˈbiːdiəntli/
in an obedient manner
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading They were very pale.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I come to take you home,” said the voice.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “I come to take you home,” said the voice.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were very pale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The child dropped obediently to her knees, her head a little bent, her face toward the open light outside.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They were very pale.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I come to take you home,” said the voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
wavenounUS /weɪv/
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading It was full of tenderness and Betty Harris bent her head, a great wave of homesickness sweeping across her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were very pale.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The woman, going about her work in the kitchen, looked out and saw her and nodded to her kindly-- The child’s lips made a little smile in return.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I come to take you home,” said the voice.
