AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dearly loved a joke, and this seemed to her a good one.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
bided
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From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
Cameron
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From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
dearlyadverbUS /ˈdɪrli/
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading She dearly loved a joke, and this seemed to her a good one.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
GOODadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
hadn't
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From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She dearly loved a joke, and this seemed to her a good one.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
HomernounUS /ˈhoʊmər/
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
JOKEnounUS /dʒoʊk/
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
lateradverbUS /ˈleɪtər/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/
held dear
From this reading She dearly loved a joke, and this seemed to her a good one.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
Marie
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From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
musicale
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From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
notionnounUS /ˈnoʊʃən/
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She dearly loved a joke, and this seemed to her a good one.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
PERFECTLYadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She dearly loved a joke, and this seemed to her a good one.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dearly loved a joke, and this seemed to her a good one.
slightestadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪtəst/
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She dearly loved a joke, and this seemed to her a good one.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PERFECTLY GOOD JOKE Patty decided to do nothing in the matter of meeting Kit Cameron.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading So she bided her time, and it was perhaps a week later that Marie Homer came to call on her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As Marie hadn't the slightest notion that Patty was the girl her cousin had in mind, the subject was not mentioned until just before Marie left, when she asked Patty if she would come to her home the next week to a little musicale.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she thought it would spoil it, if she made any move in the game herself.
