adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
ain't
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From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
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 "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
attendverbUS /əˈtend/
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
auntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
Becky
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From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
bein
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From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
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 And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
comfortablyadverbUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
congratulateverbUS /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt/
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
Emma
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From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
gayadjectiveUS /ɡeɪ/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
goin
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From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
Hannah
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From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
harmnounUS /hɑːrm/
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
I'm
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From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
Jane
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From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
JohnnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
lovey
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From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
Miranda's
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From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
packverbUS /pæk/
arrange in a container
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
pewsnounUS /pjuːz/
plural of “pew” — long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
RebeccanounUS /rəˈbekə/
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
sayin
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From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
schoolmatenounUS /ˈskuːlmeɪt/
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
she's
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From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
stragglingadjective
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
that's
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From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
to-morrow
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From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
to-night
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From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
trunknounUS /trʌŋk/
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They moved into one of the quiet side pews, where Hannah and her husband and John joined them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I'll pack your trunk for you, Becky dear, and attend to all our room things," said Emma Jane, who had come towards the group and heard the sorrowful news from the brick house.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From time to time some straggling acquaintance or old schoolmate would come up to congratulate Rebecca and ask why she had hidden herself in a corner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There ain't no harm in bein' gay, lovey; that's what Jane wanted you to be.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And Miranda's got her speech back, for your aunt has just sent a letter sayin' she's better; and I'm goin' to set up to-night, so you can stay here and have a good sleep, and get your things together comfortably to-morrow."
