adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
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 Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the old chief spoke.
beardnounUS /bɪrd/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading At last the old chief spoke.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
IndiansnounUS /ˈɪndiənz/
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At last the old chief spoke.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He remained silent, looking on them.
Macavoy
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From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At last the old chief spoke.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He remained silent, looking on them.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He remained silent, looking on them.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
shocknounUS /ʃɑːk/
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He remained silent, looking on them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
speakverbUS /spiːk/
express in speech
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
spokenounUS /spoʊk/
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At last the old chief spoke.
staturenounUS /ˈstætʃər/
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He remained silent, looking on them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Macavoy had lived so long in the north that he knew enough of all the languages to speak to this tribe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading When he came out a murmur of wonder ran among the Indians.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading They had never seen anyone so tall, for they were not great of stature, and his huge beard and wild shock of hair were a wonderful sight.
