adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
AmuletnounUS /ˈæmjələt/
a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
BOYnounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
not characterized by emotion
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
CyrilnounUS /ˈsɪrəl/
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
dining-table
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
dollsnounUS /dɑːlz/
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, don’t you see?
EXPELLEDverbUS /ɪkˈspeld/
inflected form of “expel” — force to leave or move out
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
frocksnounUS /frɑːks/
plural of “frock” — a long, loose outer garment
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
It's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
LookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Got what?” was the not unnatural rejoinder of the others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Got what?” was the not unnatural rejoinder of the others.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Got what?” was the not unnatural rejoinder of the others.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
PastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
penknifenoun
a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
piecenounUS /piːs/
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
rejoindernounUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪndər/
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
From this reading “Got what?” was the not unnatural rejoinder of the others.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Why, don’t you see?
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
SORRY-PRESENT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
swingingnounUS /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It’s really not any good our going into the Past looking for that Amulet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SORRY-PRESENT AND THE EXPELLED LITTLE BOY “Look here, said Cyril, sitting on the dining-table and swinging his legs; “I really have got it.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
unnaturaladjectiveUS /ənˈnætʃərəl/
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading “Got what?” was the not unnatural rejoinder of the others.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Got what?” was the not unnatural rejoinder of the others.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Got what?” was the not unnatural rejoinder of the others.
WhynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, don’t you see?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Cyril was making a boat with a penknife and a piece of wood, and the girls were making warm frocks for their dolls, for the weather was growing chilly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, don’t you see?
