15
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From this reading March 15, 1920.
1920
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From this reading March 15, 1920.
30
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From this reading 8:30 A.M.
8
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From this reading 8:30 A.M.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 8:30 A.M.
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
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 Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
buttonedadjectiveUS /ˈbʌtənd/
furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
capnounUS /kæp/
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
coatnounUS /koʊt/
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
Don't
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From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
Elly
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From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtəd/
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 8:30 A.M.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading March 15, 1920.
Marise
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From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
Mark'snounUS /mɑːrks/
possessive form of “mark” — a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
recess-time
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From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
reefernounUS /ˈriːfər/
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
school-books
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From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
sitverbUS /sɪt/
be seated
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
strapsnounUS /stræps/
plural of “strap” — an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marise fitted little Mark's cap down over his ears and buttoned his blue reefer coat close to his throat.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Don't let him run and get all hot and then sit down in the wind without his coat.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you big children," she said, with an anxious accent, to Paul and Elly standing with their school-books done up in straps, "be sure to keep an eye on Mark at recess-time.
