adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
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 As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
arcticnounUS /ˈɑːrktɪk/
the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
auntsnounUS /ænts/
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Perhaps so, but I doubt it," he replied.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
departverbUS /dɪˈpɑːrt/
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
don't
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From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "Perhaps so, but I doubt it," he replied.
Fairfield
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From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Perhaps so, but I doubt it," he replied.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
homesnounUS /hoʊmz/
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Perhaps so, but I doubt it," he replied.
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
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 As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
papanounUS /ˈpɑːpʌ/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps so, but I doubt it," he replied.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Perhaps so, but I doubt it," he replied.
resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
shiveredverbUS /ˈʃɪvərd/
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
sleighnounUS /sleɪ/
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
snowstormsnounUS /ˈsnoʊstɔːrmz/
plural of “snowstorm” — a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Perhaps so, but I doubt it," he replied.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
they'll
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From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a result of many letters back and forth between Mr. Fairfield and the Northern aunts, Patty stood one morning on the platform of the railway station, all ready to depart for her new homes.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "They don't have such snowstorms in Jersey now as they used to when I was a boy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the first week in December, and the little girl shivered as she thought of the arctic cold to which she imagined herself going.
won't
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From this reading "Of course they'll meet me in a sleigh, won't they, papa?" she said.
