adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
BnounUS /biː/
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
besettingverbUS /bɪˈsetɪŋ/
inflected form of “beset” — annoy continually or chronically
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
braidverbUS /breɪd/
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
can't
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From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
Candace
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From this reading So it made so much trouble that Candace gave up.
confessedverbUS /kənˈfest/
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
constitutionnounUS /ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃən/
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading We struck out the rule from the constitution and I had told my sin for nothing.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
Emma
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From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We struck out the rule from the constitution and I had told my sin for nothing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So it made so much trouble that Candace gave up.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
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 reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it made so much trouble that Candace gave up.
Jane
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From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
membernounUS /ˈmembər/
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
Minnie
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From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
missverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So it made so much trouble that Candace gave up.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We struck out the rule from the constitution and I had told my sin for nothing.
noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/
being perceived or observed
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We struck out the rule from the constitution and I had told my sin for nothing.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
resignverbUS /rɪˈzaɪn/
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
rulenounUS /ruːl/
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading We struck out the rule from the constitution and I had told my sin for nothing.
SnounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
shavedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪvd/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
sinnounUS /sɪn/
estrangement from god
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
Smellie
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From this reading The reason we named ourselves the B.O.S.S. is that Minnie Smellie has had her head shaved after scarlet fever and has no braid, so she can't be a member.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it made so much trouble that Candace gave up.
SocietynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading We struck out the rule from the constitution and I had told my sin for nothing.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Emma Jane said that rather than tell hers she would resign from the Society and miss the picnic.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading We struck out the rule from the constitution and I had told my sin for nothing.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading So it made so much trouble that Candace gave up.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So it made so much trouble that Candace gave up.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We struck out the rule from the constitution and I had told my sin for nothing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After I confessed, which made me dreadfully ashamed, every one of the girls seemed surprised and said they had never noticed that one but had each thought of something very different that I would be sure to think was my besetting sin.
