AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I'll meet you there, in about half an hour.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
Alice
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From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
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, yes indeed; I'm in no hurry at all."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'll meet you there, in about half an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, yes indeed; I'm in no hurry at all."
attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
BowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
dutiesnounUS /ˈduːtiz/
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
FairynounUS /ˈferi/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I'll meet you there, in about half an hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I'll meet you there, in about half an hour.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Oh, yes indeed; I'm in no hurry at all."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
I'll
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From this reading I'll meet you there, in about half an hour.
I'm
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From this reading "Oh, yes indeed; I'm in no hurry at all."
I've
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From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'll meet you there, in about half an hour.
indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Oh, yes indeed; I'm in no hurry at all."
it's
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From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Will your secret keep that long?"
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Will your secret keep that long?"
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading I'll meet you there, in about half an hour.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, yes indeed; I'm in no hurry at all."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes indeed; I'm in no hurry at all."
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
PICNICnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Will your secret keep that long?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I'll meet you there, in about half an hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will, my child," said Aunt Alice, "as soon as I've attended to a few household duties.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes indeed; I'm in no hurry at all."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A PICNIC "Aunt Alice," said Patty, the next morning after breakfast, "I want to have a little talk with you, and won't you come up to my Fairy Bower so we can be by ourselves,--for it's a sort of secret?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Will your secret keep that long?"
