adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
bedsnounUS /bedz/
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
Burnet
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From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
car-section
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From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
Carr
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
Dr
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
Hillsover
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
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 The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
PapanounUS /ˈpɑːpʌ/
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
state-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
tuckverbUS /tʌk/
fit snugly into
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
