alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
anywhereadverbUS /ˈeniwer/
at or in or to any place
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
couldn't
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From this reading She couldn't endure this thing long.
CRISISnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
cruellyadverbUS /ˈkruːli/
excessively
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
endureverbUS /enˈdjʊr/
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading She couldn't endure this thing long.
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
facingnounUS /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
Fogerty
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From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
KeepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
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 She couldn't endure this thing long.
Louise
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From this reading Poor Louise!"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
Mershone
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From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
ploddedverbUS /ˈplɑːdɪd/
inflected form of “plod” — walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Louise!"
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading She couldn't endure this thing long.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She couldn't endure this thing long.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE CRISIS Mershone and Fogerty plodded through the snow together, side by side.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
weathernounUS /ˈweðər/
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They were facing the wind, which cut their faces cruelly, yet neither seemed to mind the bitterness of the weather.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Keep watch along the roadside," suggested Mershone; "she may have fallen anywhere, you know.
