adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
BeannounUS /biːn/
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
colornounUS /ˈkʌlər/
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
deednounUS /diːd/
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
didn't
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From this reading “I think you thought something you didn't want me to think you thought,” said Emma Jane with unusual felicity.
Don't
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From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
Emma
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From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
felicitynounUS /fɪˈlɪsəti/
pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
From this reading “I think you thought something you didn't want me to think you thought,” said Emma Jane with unusual felicity.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
it's
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From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
Jane
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I think you thought something you didn't want me to think you thought,” said Emma Jane with unusual felicity.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
nonsensenounUS /ˈnɑːnsens/
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
relievedadjectiveUS /rɪˈliːvd/
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
rememberingnounUS /rɪˈmembərɪŋ/
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
remindedverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪd/
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
sighverbUS /saɪ/
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
somehowadverbUS /ˈsʌmhaʊ/
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I think you thought something you didn't want me to think you thought,” said Emma Jane with unusual felicity.
SquirenounUS /skwaɪr/
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
that's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think you thought something you didn't want me to think you thought,” said Emma Jane with unusual felicity.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading “No, it's not that; but somehow, today, I have been remembering things.
unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “I think you thought something you didn't want me to think you thought,” said Emma Jane with unusual felicity.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I think you thought something you didn't want me to think you thought,” said Emma Jane with unusual felicity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh,” said Rebecca with a relieved sigh, her color coming back; “if that's all you meant, just nonsense; but I thought, I thought--I don't really know just what I thought!”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Perhaps it was because at breakfast Aunt Jane and mother reminded me of my coming birthday and said that Squire Bean would give me the deed of the brick house.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don't get excited,” replied Emma Jane, “I was only going to say you were sure to be Mrs. Somebody in course of time.”
