admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
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 “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
Almiry
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From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
Bascom
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From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
beatverbUS /biːt/
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
bridgenounUS /brɪdʒ/
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
comin
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From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
Good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-by.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
Hannah
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From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
how
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From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
I'm
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From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
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 I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
nnounUS /en/
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
out'snounUS /aʊts/
possessive form of “out” — (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
snounUS /es/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
Sophia
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From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
toughadjectiveUS /tʌf/
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
turnsnounUS /tɜːrnz/
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
unstintedadjective
very generous
From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
wishverbUS /wɪʃ/
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hannah Sophia gazed at old Mrs. Bascom with unstinted admiration.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You do beat all,” she said; “and I wish I could stay all night 'n' see how it turns out, but Almiry is just comin' over the bridge, 'n' I must start 'n' meet her.
you'll
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From this reading I'm glad to see you so smart; you always look slim, but I guess you'll tough it out's long 's the rest of us.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I see your log was all right, last time I was down side o' the river.”
