adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
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 "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I never thought to ask!" ejaculated Rebecca.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
comfortinglyadverb
in a comforting or consoling manner
From this reading "Never mind!" said Emma Jane comfortingly.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
ejaculated
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From this reading "I never thought to ask!" ejaculated Rebecca.
Emma
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From this reading "Never mind!" said Emma Jane comfortingly.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
Jane
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From this reading "Never mind!" said Emma Jane comfortingly.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What was the nice man's name?"
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind!" said Emma Jane comfortingly.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What was the nice man's name?"
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind!" said Emma Jane comfortingly.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading What was the nice man's name?"
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading "I never thought to ask!" ejaculated Rebecca.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Never mind!" said Emma Jane comfortingly.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
thinksnounUS /θɪŋks/
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never thought to ask!" ejaculated Rebecca.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the nice man's name?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
wouldn't
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From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading You wouldn't believe it, but I was a dreadful homely baby, and homely right along till just a year or two ago, when my red hair began to grow dark.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
you'll
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From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
you're
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From this reading "Everybody says you're awful bright and smart, and mother thinks you'll be better looking all the time as you grow older.
