adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
battery-box
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From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
Darnation
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From this reading "Darnation!" she said, "it's gone under!"
Delia
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From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
diggingnounUS /ˈdɪɡɪŋ/
the act of digging
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
Emily
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From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Darnation!" she said, "it's gone under!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
hair-pin
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From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
it's
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From this reading "Darnation!" she said, "it's gone under!"
jellynounUS /ˈdʒeli/
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
Maggie
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From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
mutteringnounUS /ˈmʌtərɪŋ/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
remindedverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪd/
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Darnation!" she said, "it's gone under!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Darnation!" she said, "it's gone under!"
solidifyingnounUS /səˈlɪdəfaɪɪŋ/
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
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 When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I moved to the kitchen door to tell Delia to take it off the fire.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
unmistakablyadverbUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbli/
without possibility of mistake
From this reading My attention had by this time been caught by the jelly, now unmistakably solidifying in the center.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I returned, Maggie was digging under the telephone battery-box with a hair-pin and muttering to herself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you do get it," I reminded her, "it belongs to Miss Emily."
