adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here, right along this path I have a cottage!”
actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Here, right along this path I have a cottage!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
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 “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You must come with me.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading Here, right along this path I have a cottage!”
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
galvanizedverbUS /ˈɡælvənaɪzd/
past form of “galvanize” — to stimulate to action
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here, right along this path I have a cottage!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
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 “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, right along this path I have a cottage!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here, right along this path I have a cottage!”
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
MANnounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must come with me.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must come with me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading Here, right along this path I have a cottage!”
QUEERadjectiveUS /kwɪr/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
rescuernounUS /ˈreskjuːər/
a person who rescues you from harm or danger
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Here, right along this path I have a cottage!”
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
shinyadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪni/
reflecting light
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
surelyadverbUS /ˈʃʊrli/
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading THE QUEER LITTLE MAN While the girls stood looking wildly at each other their unknown rescuer seemed suddenly galvanized to action.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You must come with me.
won't
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From this reading “This won’t do at all!” he cried, raising both hands to his bald head which was by this time very wet and more shiny than ever.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will get your death of cold, young ladies, you surely will.
