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 KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
beamingadjectiveUS /ˈbiːmɪŋ/
cheerful and bright
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
BeatricenounUS /ˈbiːətrəs/
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
can't
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From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
circumventedverbUS /ˌsɜːrkəmˈventɪd/
past form of “circumvent” — surround so as to force to give up
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You Patty!" she cried, "oh, you Patty Fairfield!"
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
Fairfield
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From this reading "You Patty!" she cried, "oh, you Patty Fairfield!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
HomernounUS /ˈhoʊmər/
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
honoursnoun
a university degree with honors
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
I'll
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From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
I'm
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From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
KENNETH
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From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
KitnounUS /kɪt/
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
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 Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
luncheonnounUS /ˈlʌntʃən/
a midday meal
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
Marie
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From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
newcomersnounUS /ˈnuːkʌmərz/
plural of “newcomer” — any new participant in some activity
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "You Patty!" she cried, "oh, you Patty Fairfield!"
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading "You Patty!" she cried, "oh, you Patty Fairfield!"
Patty'snounUS /ˈpætiz/
possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
planverbUS /plæn/
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
quick-wittedadjective
mentally nimble and resourceful
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You Patty!" she cried, "oh, you Patty Fairfield!"
situationnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "I'm so sorry you can't stay to luncheon," she said, turning to Kit; "must you really go now?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Patty's beaming face left no doubts as to who it was that had circumvented their plan and carried off the honours of the day.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You little rascal!" he cried, "but I'll get even with you for this!"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading KENNETH Mrs. Homer and Marie were greeting the newcomers, and as yet had hardly realised the whole situation, but quick-witted Beatrice took it all in.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You Patty!" she cried, "oh, you Patty Fairfield!"
