adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
annything
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From this reading “It's one of thim unchancy days that might be annything.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BILLABONG “Will it be fine, Murty?”
BILLABONGnoun
a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently
From this reading BILLABONG “Will it be fine, Murty?”
bowedadjectiveUS /baʊd/
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “It's one of thim unchancy days that might be annything.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading BILLABONG “Will it be fine, Murty?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
grizzledadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzəld/
having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
heritagenounUS /ˈherətədʒ/
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
horizonnounUS /hərˈaɪzən/
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BILLABONG “Will it be fine, Murty?”
It's
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From this reading “It's one of thim unchancy days that might be annything.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Sorra a one of me knows,” he said.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sorra a one of me knows,” he said.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It's one of thim unchancy days that might be annything.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
Murty
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From this reading BILLABONG “Will it be fine, Murty?”
nine-tenths
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From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Sorra a one of me knows,” he said.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sorra a one of me knows,” he said.
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
slightlyadverbUS /ˈslaɪtli/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
Sorra
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From this reading “Sorra a one of me knows,” he said.
spendverbUS /spend/
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
stoopingadjectiveUS /ˈstuːpɪŋ/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
thim
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From this reading “It's one of thim unchancy days that might be annything.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
unchancy
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From this reading “It's one of thim unchancy days that might be annything.
westernadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He turned presently; a tall, grizzled man, with the stooping shoulders and the slightly bowed legs that are the heritage of those who spend nine-tenths of their time in the saddle.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading BILLABONG “Will it be fine, Murty?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
wrinkledadjectiveUS /ˈrɪŋkəld/
marked by wrinkles
From this reading The person addressed made no answer for a moment, continuing to stare at the western horizon with his eyes wrinkled and his face anxious.
