adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another search of her room and the closet assured her that it was a horrid reality.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another search of her room and the closet assured her that it was a horrid reality.
assuredadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrd/
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading Another search of her room and the closet assured her that it was a horrid reality.
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
BeautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
Beulah
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From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not.
closetnounUS /ˈklɑːzət/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading Another search of her room and the closet assured her that it was a horrid reality.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
dollnounUS /dɑːl/
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading Another search of her room and the closet assured her that it was a horrid reality.
how
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From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
lossnounUS /lɔːs/
something that is lost
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
pangnounUS /pæŋ/
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
personaladjectiveUS /ˈpɜːrsɪnəl/
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Another search of her room and the closet assured her that it was a horrid reality.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Another search of her room and the closet assured her that it was a horrid reality.
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Another search of her room and the closet assured her that it was a horrid reality.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Nan could not tell her aunt or the rest of the family just how she felt about it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
treasuredadjectiveUS /ˈtreʒərd/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nan awoke to a new day with the feeling that the loss of her treasured doll must have been a bad dream.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She might have lost many of her personal possessions without a pang; but not Beautiful Beulah.
