afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Go and tell now, if you're not afraid."
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "You're always telling tales.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Go and tell now, if you're not afraid."
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
banisters
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From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
creditnounUS /ˈkredət/
approval
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
dignitynounUS /ˈdɪɡnəti/
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go and tell now, if you're not afraid."
goadedadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊdɪd/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading So Harry went.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
how
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From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
I'd
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From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Go and tell now, if you're not afraid."
lingeredverbUS /ˈlɪŋɡərd/
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
meditatingverbUS /ˈmedəteɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Go and tell now, if you're not afraid."
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Go and tell now, if you're not afraid."
obdurateadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbdərət/
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
Polly
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From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
Polly's
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From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Harry went.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
talesnounUS /teɪlz/
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "You're always telling tales.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Go and tell now, if you're not afraid."
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "You're always telling tales.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But at the bottom of the stairs he lingered again, and was meditating how to return with most credit to his dignity, when Polly's face appeared through the banisters, and Polly's sharp tongue goaded him on.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I'd rather you went," said the obdurate Polly.
You're
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From this reading "You're always telling tales.
