adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "Look what you did!" she cried again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I didn't do it any more than you did!" exclaimed Bert.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
Bert
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From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
Bobbsey
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From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where is Flossie?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't do it any more than you did!" exclaimed Bert.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I didn't do it any more than you did!" exclaimed Bert.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "I didn't do it any more than you did!" exclaimed Bert.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
Flossie
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From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
Freddie
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From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
haynounUS /heɪ/
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't do it any more than you did!" exclaimed Bert.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But where is Flossie?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I didn't do it any more than you did!" exclaimed Bert.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I didn't do it any more than you did!" exclaimed Bert.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I didn't do it any more than you did!" exclaimed Bert.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She picked herself up from the barn floor, to which she had slid after having come down with the pile of hay, with her brother, right where Flossie and Freddie had been playing a moment before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Bert Bobbsey! look what you did," cried Nan.
