adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
acquirements
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From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
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 On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
chocolatenounUS /ˈtʃɔːklət/
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
contraryadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This fact did not give her the smallest sense of discomfort.
discomfortnounUS /dɪˈskʌmfərt/
the state of being tense and feeling pain
From this reading This fact did not give her the smallest sense of discomfort.
distinguishedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃt/
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
ELMA
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From this reading ELMA.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading This fact did not give her the smallest sense of discomfort.
feastingnounUS /ˈfiːstɪŋ/
eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
fellow-scholars
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From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading This fact did not give her the smallest sense of discomfort.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
heelsnounUS /hiːlz/
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
incorrigibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrədʒəbəl/
impervious to correction by punishment
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
jokingadjectiveUS /ˈdʒoʊkɪŋ/
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
MalonenounUS /məˈloʊn/
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
MiddletonnounUS /ˈmɪdəltən/
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This fact did not give her the smallest sense of discomfort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
playgroundnounUS /ˈpleɪɡraʊnd/
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
queennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
reverseverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrs/
change to the contrary
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
SchoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
sensenounUS /sens/
a general conscious awareness
From this reading This fact did not give her the smallest sense of discomfort.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
smalleradjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːlər/
small or little relative to something else
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
smallestadjectiveUS /ˈsmɔːləst/
superlative of “small” — limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This fact did not give her the smallest sense of discomfort.
somewhatadverbUS /ˈsʌmˈwʌt/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
tellingadjectiveUS /ˈtelɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fact did not give her the smallest sense of discomfort.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
unlimitedadjectiveUS /ənˈlɪmətɪd/
having no limits in range or scope
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kitty Malone was admitted to a low form at Middleton School, her acquirements being the reverse of distinguished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
wildernounUS /ˈwaɪldər/
United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)
From this reading She soon got through her somewhat easy lessons, and was wilder and more incorrigible than ever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
youngeradjectiveUS /ˈjʌŋɡər/
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading On the contrary, she was pleased; and although her fellow-scholars were all younger and smaller than herself, she soon became a sort of queen among them, laughing and joking with them, and flying round the playground with half a dozen small girls at her heels, feasting them with unlimited chocolate and telling them stories.
