adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “'I'm a ghost,' he said, as if in defence.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “'That may be, but you haven't any business to haunt here.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “'That may be, but you haven't any business to haunt here.
carelessadjectiveUS /ˈkerləs/
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
clubnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “'I'm a ghost,' he said, as if in defence.
didn't
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From this reading I suppose you didn't think of that?'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “'I'm a ghost,' he said, as if in defence.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
hauntverbUS /hɔːnt/
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading “'That may be, but you haven't any business to haunt here.
haven't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “'I'm a ghost,' he said, as if in defence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “'That may be, but you haven't any business to haunt here.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
I'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “'I'm a ghost,' he said, as if in defence.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “'I'm a ghost,' he said, as if in defence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “'That may be, but you haven't any business to haunt here.
mitenounUS /maɪt/
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
nursemaids
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
respectableadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektəbəl/
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
scaredadjectiveUS /skerd/
made afraid
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose you didn't think of that?'
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “'That may be, but you haven't any business to haunt here.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I suppose you didn't think of that?'
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
witsnounUS /wɪts/
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading This is a respectable private club; people often stop here with nursemaids and children, and, going about in the careless way you do, some poor little mite could easily come upon you and be scared out of her wits.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “'You haven't any business to,' I said in a quiet voice.
