adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "The American History section is entertaining the club."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
BurgoynenounUS /bərˈɡɔɪn/
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "The American History section is entertaining the club."
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/
in a delightful manner
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading "The American History section is entertaining the club."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
HistorynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "The American History section is entertaining the club."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The American History section is entertaining the club."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
JunenounUS /dʒuːn/
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
lawnnounUS /lɔːn/
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
LloydnounUS /lɔɪd/
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
loiteringverbUS /ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ/
-ing form of “loiter” — be about
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading "The American History section is entertaining the club."
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
shallows
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
sinkverbUS /sɪŋk/
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
studiousadjectiveUS /ˈstuːdiəs/
marked by care and effort
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
sturdyadjectiveUS /ˈstɜːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
wadingnounUS /ˈweɪdɪŋ/
walking with your feet in shallow water
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The June afternoon was warm, but it was delightfully cool by the water.
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
we're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Is that the club?" she asked, waving toward the group of children who were wading and splashing in the shallows of the loitering river.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come down here--we're down by the river!" called Mrs. Burgoyne, from the shade of the river bank, where she and Mrs. Lloyd were busy with their sewing.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You look studious!" laughed Mrs. Brown, coming across the grass, to put the Brown baby upon his own sturdy legs from her tired arms, and sink into a deep lawn chair.
