adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
admiredadjectiveUS /ədˈmaɪərd/
regarded with admiration
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
adoredadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrd/
regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
carelessadjectiveUS /ˈkerləs/
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
classnounUS /klæs/
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
erectverbUS /ɪˈrekt/
construct, build, or erect
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
gaitnounUS /ɡeɪt/
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
glanceverbUS /ɡlæns/
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
MalonenounUS /məˈloʊn/
English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
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 had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
PADDYnounUS /ˈpædi/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading PADDY WHEEL-ABOUT.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
penancenounUS /ˈpenəns/
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
sensationnounUS /senˈseɪʃən/
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading They admired her dress, her free, careless gait, her upright, erect figure, and the bright, happy glance in her eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
WHEEL-ABOUT
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From this reading PADDY WHEEL-ABOUT.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
whispernounUS /ˈwɪspər/
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The next day there was a whisper through the school that Kitty Malone was about to do public penance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In her own class the girls, as has already been stated, adored her; but the other girls also looked at her with interest.
workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She had already made more or less sensation in that part of the school where she worked.
