adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
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 My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
black-patch
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From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
Buksh
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
bullock-trunk
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From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
Garm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
grinningnounUS /ˈɡrɪnɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
Kadir
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
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 Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
month'snounUS /mʌnθs/
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
office-work
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
packverbUS /pæk/
arrange in a container
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
rollingadjectiveUS /ˈroʊlɪŋ/
uttered with a trill
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
singingnounUS /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
songsnounUS /sɔːŋz/
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
thumpingnounUS /ˈθʌmpɪŋ/
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
tumultnounUS /ˈtuːməlt/
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
VixennounUS /ˈvɪksɪn/
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading She hurried into the railway carriage, saw Kadir Buksh make up my bed for the night, got her drink of water, and curled up with her black-patch eye on the tumult of the platform.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That same afternoon we three and Kadir Buksh began to pack for our month's holiday, Vixen rolling in and out of the bullock-trunk twenty times a minute, and Garm grinning all over and thumping on the floor with his tail.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Vixen knew the routine of travelling as well as she knew my office-work.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She went to the station, singing songs, on the front seat of the carriage, while Garm sat with me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My chief came back, all brown with living in the open air, and very angry at finding it so hot in the plains.
