AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
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 "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
CLUBnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
cousin'snounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
possessive form of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
Fairfield
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
feedverbUS /fiːd/
provide as food
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
finishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "But they're not finished," said Patty, "and they'll spoil standing."
firmnessnounUS /ˈfɜːrmnəs/
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
hard-hearted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
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 A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
jammedadjectiveUS /dʒæmd/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
librarynounUS /ˈlaɪbreriː/
a room where books are kept
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
lotnounUS /lɑːt/
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
MarianadjectiveUS /ˈmeriən/
of or relating to or venerating the Virgin Mary
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
missverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But they're not finished," said Patty, "and they'll spoil standing."
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
overruledverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈruːld/
past form of “overrule” — rule against
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
pillowsnounUS /ˈpɪloʊz/
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
pleaseverbUS /pliːz/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
plumpedverbUS /plʌmpt/
past form of “plump” — drop sharply
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
positionnounUS /pəˈzɪʃən/
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
rebelledverbUS /rɪˈbeld/
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
recliningnounUS /rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
resistancenounUS /rɪˈzɪstəns/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading "But they're not finished," said Patty, "and they'll spoil standing."
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading "But they're not finished," said Patty, "and they'll spoil standing."
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
TEAnounUS /tiː/
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
they'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But they're not finished," said Patty, "and they'll spoil standing."
they're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But they're not finished," said Patty, "and they'll spoil standing."
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
uselessadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsləs/
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
vigorouslyadverbUS /ˈvɪɡərəsli/
with vigor; in a vigorous manner
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But, Marian," pleaded Patty, seeing that resistance was useless, "I've such a lot of things to do, and the girls will be here before I get them all done."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A TEA CLUB TEA Patty rebelled at being overruled in this manner, but Marian had some Fairfield firmness of her own, and taking her cousin's arm led her to the library and plumped her down upon the couch in a reclining position, while she vigorously jammed pillows under her head.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There, miss," she announced, "you will please stay there until luncheon is announced."
you've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let them come," said the hard-hearted Marian, "it won't hurt them a bit, and you've got enough things done now to feed the Russian army."
