adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
adriftadjectiveUS /əˈdrɪft/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading "Our houseboat adrift?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
BLUEBIRDnounUS /ˈbluːbɜːrd/
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
Bobbsey
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From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What!" she cried.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
Flossie
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From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
Freddie
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From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
houseboatnounUS /ˈhaʊsboʊt/
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading "Our houseboat adrift?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Mrs. Bobbsey seemed to understand it.
jokenounUS /dʒoʊk/
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Then Mrs. Bobbsey seemed to understand it.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
OFFadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our houseboat adrift?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What!" she cried.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
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 OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Mrs. Bobbsey seemed to understand it.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Then Mrs. Bobbsey seemed to understand it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They just stared at their father, and I really believe, for a moment, that Flossie and Freddie thought he was playing a joke on them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading OFF IN THE "BLUEBIRD" For a few seconds after Mr. Bobbsey told of the news he had heard over the telephone, none of the twins seemed to know what to say.
