AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
chewedverbUS /tʃuːd/
past form of “chew” — chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
footholdnounUS /ˈfʊthoʊld/
an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
foughtverbUS /fɔːt/
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
GroaningverbUS /ˈɡroʊnɪŋ/
-ing form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
HereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
occasionaladjectiveUS /əˈkeɪʒənəl/
occurring from time to time
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Perris
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
pouredverbUS /pɔːrd/
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
PureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
RednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
riffles
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
ropenounUS /roʊp/
a strong line
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
rushverbUS /rʌʃ/
move hurridly
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
SMOKYadjectiveUS /ˈsmoʊki/
marked by or emitting or filled with smoke
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
steaknounUS /steɪk/
a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
trailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
trunksnounUS /trʌŋks/
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
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 He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
