Here's why:
* Noun: A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. "Dipper" names a specific type of object, usually referring to a ladle or a constellation (the Big Dipper).
To understand the parts of speech, you need to see "dipper" used in a sentence. For example:
* "He used a dipper to scoop the water." Here, "dipper" is a noun functioning as the object of the verb "used".
Let me know if you have a sentence you'd like to analyze for parts of speech!