Chapter I
"Girls, there's a Band!" "A what?" "A Band--in the Sunday-School." "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker. "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
What She Could
Chapter I
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"Girls,
there's
a
Band!"
"A
what?"
"A
Band--in
the
Sunday-School."
"I
am
sure
there
is
a
careless
girl
in
the
house,"
put
in
another
speaker.
"Go
and
wipe
your
feet,
Maria;
look
at
the
snow
you
have
brought
in."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Girls,
there's
a
Band!"
Line 2
"A
what?"
/ə wʌt/
Line 3
"A
Band--in
the
Sunday-School."
Line 4
"I
am
sure
there
is
a
careless
girl
in
the
house,"
put
in
another
speaker.
Line 5
"Go
and
wipe
your
feet,
Maria;
look
at
the
snow
you
have
brought
in."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Girls, there's a Band!"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
Band
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From this reading "Girls, there's a Band!"
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
careless
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From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
feet
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From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
girl
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From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
Girls
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From this reading "Girls, there's a Band!"
Go
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
house
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From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A Band--in the Sunday-School."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
Maria
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From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
put
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
snow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
speaker
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From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
Sunday-School
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A Band--in the Sunday-School."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A Band--in the Sunday-School."
there
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From this reading "I am sure there is a careless girl in the house," put in another speaker.
there's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Girls, there's a Band!"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A what?"
wipe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go and wipe your feet, Maria; look at the snow you have brought in."