adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Then she added that she couldn't believe it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
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 When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
Barnes
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From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Then she added that she couldn't believe it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
couldn't
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From this reading Then she added that she couldn't believe it.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
Emily
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From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then she added that she couldn't believe it.
It's
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From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
nothin
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From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
sittin
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From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
sneakin
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From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
suspicionnounUS /səˈspɪʃən/
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
ThankfuladjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkfəl/
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then she added that she couldn't believe it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she added that she couldn't believe it.
there's
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From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
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 Emily said--well, the first thing she said was, “Oh, Aunt Thankful!”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “It's so,” declared Mrs. Barnes, “whether we believe it or not.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you come to think it over there's nothin' so wonderful about it, after all.
you'd
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From this reading I had a sneakin' suspicion when I was sittin' here by you, after you'd gone to sleep.
