andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
Bert
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From this reading Bert went on.
Bert's
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From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
Bobbseys
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From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
bowlnounUS /boʊl/
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, this is the very one Miss Pompret lost!"
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
LOSTadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
milknounUS /mɪlk/
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Yes, this is the very one Miss Pompret lost!"
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bert went on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
overturnedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərtɜːrnd/
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
piecesnounUS /ˈpiːsəz/
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
Pompret
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From this reading "Yes, this is the very one Miss Pompret lost!"
rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
SeveraladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
smiledverbUS /smaɪld/
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes, this is the very one Miss Pompret lost!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, this is the very one Miss Pompret lost!"
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
we'll
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From this reading "If we can only find the milk pitcher now we'll have both pieces and we can get the reward.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Bert went on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading LOST Several persons, dining at different tables, looked over to the one where the Bobbseys were.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They smiled as they heard Bert's excited voice and saw him with the empty, overturned sugar bowl in his hand.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, this is the very one Miss Pompret lost!"
