adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Put your legs across it, Regie.
Adeline
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From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
BrownienounUS /ˈbraʊni/
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
festivitiesnounUS /feˈstɪvətiz/
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
journeysnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrniz/
plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading Put your legs across it, Regie.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
Mohun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
pony-carriage
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
porternounUS /ˈpɔːrtər/
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
PutverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put your legs across it, Regie.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
Regie
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From this reading Put your legs across it, Regie.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading That’s right.’
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
Silverton
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From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
steppedverbUS /stept/
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
swathedverbUS /swɑːðd/
past form of “swathe” — wrap in swaddling clothes
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
That's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s right.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
trimverbUS /trɪm/
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
tumultuousadjectiveUS /ˌtuːˈmʌltʃuːəs/
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
twelvenounUS /twelv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
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 Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Colonel Mohun drove the pony-carriage to meet the little trim Brownie who stepped out of the station, the porter carrying behind her a huge thing, long, and swathed in brown paper.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Aunt Adeline was afraid of winter journeys as well as of the tumultuous festivities of Silverton; so at twelve o’clock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
won't
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From this reading ‘It is quite light; it won’t hurt,’ she said, ‘It must go with us.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Put your legs across it, Regie.
