AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading "Tell me again, Mother, just what he told you!" begged Nan.
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 And then he said he had some wonderful news to tell us all."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he said he had some wonderful news to tell us all."
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
beggedverbUS /beɡd/
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Tell me again, Mother, just what he told you!" begged Nan.
Bobbsey
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From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
boilernounUS /ˈbɔɪlər/
sealed vessel where water is converted to steam
From this reading "Though, of course, he was sorry that the steam boiler had broken.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Though, of course, he was sorry that the steam boiler had broken.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Though, of course, he was sorry that the steam boiler had broken.
daddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "Tell me again, Mother, just what he told you!" begged Nan.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me again, Mother, just what he told you!" begged Nan.
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
NannounUS /næn/
your grandmother
From this reading "Tell me again, Mother, just what he told you!" begged Nan.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading And then he said he had some wonderful news to tell us all."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Though, of course, he was sorry that the steam boiler had broken.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And then he said he had some wonderful news to tell us all."
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Though, of course, he was sorry that the steam boiler had broken.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading "Though, of course, he was sorry that the steam boiler had broken.
telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
TellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading "Tell me again, Mother, just what he told you!" begged Nan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he said he had some wonderful news to tell us all."
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Though, of course, he was sorry that the steam boiler had broken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
TRIPnounUS /trɪp/
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then he said he had some wonderful news to tell us all."
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
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 "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, he said he was just as glad as you children were, that there was to be no more school for a month," answered Mrs. Bobbsey.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ON A TRIP The Bobbsey twins could hardly wait for their daddy to come home after their mother had told them what he said over the telephone.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And then he said he had some wonderful news to tell us all."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me again, Mother, just what he told you!" begged Nan.
