AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading I'm sure I shall!" was the answer.
ArnoldnounUS /ˈɑːrnəld/
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
BATTLEnounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
BEANnounUS /biːn/
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
BoldadjectiveUS /boʊld/
fearless and daring
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
clerknounUS /klɜːrk/
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
DaddynounUS /ˈdædi/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Oh, yes, Daddy!
Dick'snounUS /dɪks/
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm sure I shall!" was the answer.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm sure I shall!" was the answer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
make-believenoun
imaginative intellectual play
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, Daddy!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
playroomnounUS /ˈpleɪruːm/
a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc)
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I'm sure I shall!" was the answer.
SoldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I'm sure I shall!" was the answer.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
TinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm sure I shall!" was the answer.
we'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll take them over to Dick's house, and we'll have a make-believe battle on the floor in the playroom."
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
wrappingnounUS /ˈræpɪŋ/
the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
From this reading "That is strange," thought the tin Captain, as the girl clerk was wrapping him and his men up in a large paper.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, Daddy!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BEAN BATTLE "Well, Arnold, do you think you will like your Bold Tin Soldier and his men?" asked the boy's father.
