ain't
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From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
breathsnounUS /breθs/
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed.
Clarence's
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From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
jacketnounUS /ˈdʒækət/
a short coat
From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
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 They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
purelyadverbUS /ˈpjʊrli/
restricted to something
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/
with speed
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
savageadjectiveUS /ˈsævədʒ/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed.
sensationnounUS /senˈseɪʃən/
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed.
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
spontaneousadjectiveUS /spɑːnˈteɪniəs/
happening or arising without apparent external cause
From this reading But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed.
stopverbUS /stɑːp/
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
Susy's
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From this reading Susy's little hand presently reached forward and clutched Clarence's jacket.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
they'll
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From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this spontaneous outburst of savage nature soon passed.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boy understood it, and said quickly,-- “They ain't gone far, and they'll stop as soon as they find us gone.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their first sensation was one of purely animal freedom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They looked at each other with sparkling eyes and long silent breaths.
