adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
actuallyadverbUS /ˈæktʃuːəli/
in actual fact
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
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 But we will make it all right.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along in.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we will make it all right.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
frost-bitten
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From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
frozenadjectiveUS /ˈfroʊzən/
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnəst/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But we will make it all right.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading But we will make it all right.
seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/
small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
shawlnounUS /ʃɔːl/
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading Your poor white nose, I am afraid, is actually frost-bitten.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
worstednounUS /ˈwɜːrstɪd/
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
wrapverbUS /ræp/
arrange or fold as a cover or protection
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We will put a nice warm pair of worsted stockings on your frozen little feet, and you shall have a good thick shawl to wrap yourself in.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Come, you odd little thing!” cried the honest man, seizing her by the hand, “I have caught you at last, and will make you comfortable in spite of yourself.
