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From this reading MARCH 1.
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 AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
AUNTYnoun
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
behavedverbUS /bɪˈheɪvd/
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
cannot
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From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
celebrateverbUS /ˈseləbreɪt/
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
cordialitynoun
a cordial disposition
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
Emma
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From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
Ernest
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From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
EveradverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
feelverbUS /fiːl/
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
heroicallyadverbUS /ˌhɪˈroʊɪkli/
in a heroic manner
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
LucynounUS /ˈluːsi/
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
Lucy'snounUS /ˈluːsiz/
possessive form of “lucy” — incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
MARCHverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading MARCH 1.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
regardnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrd/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
savingnounUS /ˈseɪvɪŋ/
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
strangelyadverbUS /ˈstreɪndʒli/
in a strange manner
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ever since Lucy behaved so heroically in regard to little Emma, really saving her life, Ernest says Aunty seems to feel that she cannot do enough for her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
to-day
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From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
unaccountableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbəl/
not to be accounted for or explained
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The child has taken the most unaccountable fancy to me, strangely enough, and when we got there she came to meet me with something like cordiality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AUNTY sent for us all to dine with her to-day to celebrate Lucy's fifteenth birthday.
XIIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading XIII.
