adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, you're a trump, Dollie," said Rob.
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 "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
AuroranounUS /ərˈɔːrə/
the first light of day
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
Burton'snounUS /ˈbɜːrtənz/
possessive form of “burton” — English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
cuse
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From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
cused
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From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
didn't
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From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
Dollie
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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
DOORnounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
forenounUS /fɔːr/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
GREENnounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
GypnounUS /dʒɪp/
(sometimes offensive) an act of swindling or cheating
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
he's
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From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
how
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From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
I'm
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From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
ISN'T
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From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
lovingadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvɪŋ/
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
MamanounUS /ˈmɑːmə/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
NOWadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you're a trump, Dollie," said Rob.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
RobverbUS /rɑːb/
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
SOMEadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I just 'cused him as hard as I could, and NOW I'm sorry."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
trumpverbUS /trʌmp/
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading "Oh, you're a trump, Dollie," said Rob.
WaitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Mama always says: 'Wait 'fore you 'cuse anyone,' but I didn't wait.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading THE LITTLE GREEN DOOR Dear little Dollie Burton's warm, loving heart had been touched, and she eagerly told everyone how Gyp had helped to find her dear Aurora.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, Rob," she said, one day, "he's SOME naughty, but he ISN'T all naughty.
you're
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From this reading "Oh, you're a trump, Dollie," said Rob.
