adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
beachnounUS /biːtʃ/
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
captainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
cheeknounUS /tʃiːk/
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
failverbUS /feɪl/
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
handkerchiefnounUS /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
handlesnounUS /ˈhændəlz/
plural of “handle” — the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
kissedverbUS /kɪst/
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
lipsnounUS /lɪps/
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
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 Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
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 She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
ohnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
quiveringnounUS /ˈkwɪvərɪŋ/
a shaky motion
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
Seaford
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From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Did he feel, as his little daughter did, that safety lay in silence?
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
silentlyadverbUS /ˈsaɪləntli/
without speaking
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
SpritenounUS /spraɪt/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
suitcasenounUS /ˈsuːtkeɪs/
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
tearverbUS /ter/
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One little hand nervously clutched her handkerchief, while the other grasped the handles of her very new suitcase.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Sprite Seaford sat in the first car of the long train, her eyes bright with excitement, a tear on her cheek, and her red lips quivering.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She felt that if she tried to talk she would surely cry, but why was the sturdy captain so silent?
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading She had wound her pretty arms tightly around her mother's neck, kissed her, oh, so many times, and then, lest her courage fail her, had turned and fled from the house, where on the beach, she clung to her father's hand, and silently walked toward the station.
