adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
Alice
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From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
burlyadjectiveUS /ˈbɜːrli/
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
buttonholenounUS /ˈbʌtənhoʊl/
a hole through which buttons are pushed
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
cardboardnounUS /ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/
a stiff moderately thick paper
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
catnounUS /kæt/
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
coatnounUS /koʊt/
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
curlverbUS /kɜːrl/
form a curl, curve, or kink
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
dramaticallyadverbUS /drəˈmætɪkli/
in a very impressive manner
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
fixedadjectiveUS /fɪkst/
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
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 “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
im
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
life-sizeadjective
being of the same size as an original
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
meaningly
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From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
mutting
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From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
nosingverbUS /ˈnoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “nose” — search or inquire in a meddlesome way
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
StubbsnounUS /stʌbz/
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
That's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
waryadjectiveUS /ˈweri/
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Mrs. Stubbs fixed Alice with her eyes and replied meaningly, “It was _liquid_, my dear.”
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Alice jumped away from the word like a cat and came back to it, nosing and wary.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Just below, in silver letters on a red cardboard ground, were the words, “Be not afraid, it is I.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s ’im!” said Mrs. Stubbs, and she pointed dramatically to the life-size head and shoulders of a burly man with a dead white rose in the buttonhole of his coat that made you think of a curl of cold mutting fat.
