adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
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From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
AllennounUS /ˈælən/
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
AnswerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading “Answer me, baby!”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
encouraginglyadverb
in an encouraging manner
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
imploringlyadverb
in a beseeching manner
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
KidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
meantverbUS /ment/
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
shrilladjectiveUS /ʃrɪl/
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “I ain't a baby!” his voice came faintly shrill after a minute.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She told him to wait where he was, and she would come around the mountain and get him and take him home.
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Miss Allen turned to yell encouragingly to the Kid, and she saw that he was going on slowly, his head turned to watch her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you hear me, baby?” she asked imploringly after she had told him just what she meant to do.
