aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
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 In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
BrightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
chatterverbUS /ˈtʃætər/
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading She missed the merry chatter of happy, cheery Rose.
cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading She missed the merry chatter of happy, cheery Rose.
child'snounUS /tʃaɪldz/
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
gamesnounUS /ɡeɪmz/
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
HallnounUS /hɔːl/
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She missed the merry chatter of happy, cheery Rose.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
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 Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading She missed the merry chatter of happy, cheery Rose.
missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
NUISANCEnounUS /ˈnuːsəns/
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She missed the merry chatter of happy, cheery Rose.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
playmatesnounUS /ˈpleɪmeɪts/
plural of “playmate” — a companion at play
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
Polly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
realizedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She missed the merry chatter of happy, cheery Rose.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
SherwoodnounUS /ˈʃɜːrwʊd/
United States playwright (1896-1955)
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In all the village there was no one so lonely as Aunt Judith.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/
very small
From this reading Now, as Aunt Judith busied herself about the cottage, or out in the tiny garden, she realized how much the child's hands had helped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
VILLAGEnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bright, and merry she had been, even although there were many things that she longed for, and could not have, most of all, some one to love her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE VILLAGE NUISANCE At Sherwood Hall Polly was greatly missed, and her playmates felt less interest in their games now that she was not with them.
