Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
angry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
badly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
BLOCK
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
cakes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
careful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
days
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
disease
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
don't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
eating
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
Fanny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
feel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
few
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
frightened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
girls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
grandma's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
gruel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
guess
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
matter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
medicine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
more
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
much
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
nice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
pies
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
pretty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
really
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
saying
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
seen
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
serious
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
sick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
sit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
smiling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
some
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
STUMBLING
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
then
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
there
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
three
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
toast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
too
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
two
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
very
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
village
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really frightened about herself, was sure she had some dreadful disease, and was very angry at the old doctor from the village for saying there was nothing serious the matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE STUMBLING BLOCK._ FOR two or three days Fanny was pretty sick, and did not sit up at all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I guess I have seen other little girls who had made themselves sick by eating too much of grandma's nice cakes and pies," said the doctor, smiling.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "A little medicine and a few days of toast and gruel will make you all right again, and then you must be more careful.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I guess you don't know how badly I feel," said Fanny.
