adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was not in a particularly enviable case.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
AmelianounUS /əˈmiːljə/
congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
Amelia's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading She was not in a particularly enviable case.
cedar-tree
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
confrontedverbUS /kənˈfrʌntəd/
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
enviableadjectiveUS /ˈenviəbəl/
causing envy
From this reading She was not in a particularly enviable case.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
ginghamnounUS /ˈɡɪŋəm/
a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
grandmothersnounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðərz/
plural of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was not in a particularly enviable case.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
Jennings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
LilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
lotsnounUS /lɑːts/
a large number or amount
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not in a particularly enviable case.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading She was not in a particularly enviable case.
presumablyadverbUS /prəˈzuːməbli/
by reasonable assumption
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
primverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not in a particularly enviable case.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
torenounUS /tɔːr/
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not in a particularly enviable case.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lily tore a great rent in the gingham going up the cedar-tree, but that was nothing to what followed.
WheelernounUS /ˈwiːlər/
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading Amelia Wheeler was presumably in her bed, and she saw nothing for it but to take the difficult way to Amelia's.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Lily Jennings made the best of her way out of the wood across lots to the road.
wrappernounUS /ˈræpər/
a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading She entered through Amelia's window, her prim little room, to find herself confronted by Amelia's mother in a wrapper, and her two grandmothers.
