AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CHANCE ENCOUNTER.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing was said about Considine’s good fortune.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
CHANCEnounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading A CHANCE ENCOUNTER.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
Considine's
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From this reading Nothing was said about Considine’s good fortune.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
didn't
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From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
ENCOUNTERverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading A CHANCE ENCOUNTER.
fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Nothing was said about Considine’s good fortune.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Nothing was said about Considine’s good fortune.
greetedverbUS /ˈɡriːtəd/
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
hospitalitynounUS /ˌhɑːspəˈtæləti/
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
how
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From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing was said about Considine’s good fortune.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
pack-horse
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From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
Pike's
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From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Nothing was said about Considine’s good fortune.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
stationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
storenounUS /stɔːr/
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
suppliesnounUS /səˈplaɪz/
plural of “supply” — an amount of something available for use
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They travelled over the same country that they had seen coming up; the men at the stations greeted them with the same hospitality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing was said about Considine’s good fortune.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading It was thought wise to be silent, as he didn’t know how soon his wife might hear of it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The black boys went in with them to Pike’s store to take back supplies on the pack-horse.
