adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He is a good brother generally.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
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 "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tom and I are twins and he is an awful tease!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Tom and I are twins and he is an awful tease!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading But, then, boys are.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading He is a good brother generally.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, then, boys are.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
Cameron
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From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/
usually; as a rule
From this reading He is a good brother generally.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He is a good brother generally.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom and I are twins and he is an awful tease!
HelennounUS /ˈhelən/
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tom and I are twins and he is an awful tease!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom and I are twins and he is an awful tease!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
MILLverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
name'snounUS /neɪmz/
possessive form of “name” — a language unit by which a person or thing is known
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
REDnounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
RuthnounUS /ruːθ/
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
teaseverbUS /tiːz/
annoy persistently
From this reading Tom and I are twins and he is an awful tease!
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But, then, boys are.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading Tom and I are twins and he is an awful tease!
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Tom and I are twins and he is an awful tease!
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "We are going to be the very best of friends, and we might as well begin by telling each other all about ourselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE RED MILL "Now, my name's Helen, and you are Ruth," declared Miss Cameron, when she had carefully started the car once more.
