adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading In fact, he had passed almost out of puppyhood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He awoke with a new and much broader conception of the world.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading He awoke with a new and much broader conception of the world.
Baree
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From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a big place.
broaderadjectiveUS /ˈbrɔːdər/
comparative of “broad” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading He awoke with a new and much broader conception of the world.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading He awoke with a new and much broader conception of the world.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, he had passed almost out of puppyhood.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a big place.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He awoke with a new and much broader conception of the world.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In fact, he had passed almost out of puppyhood.
owlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
Papayuchisew
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From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading In fact, he had passed almost out of puppyhood.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
puppynounUS /ˈpʌpi/
a young dog
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
puppyhood
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From this reading In fact, he had passed almost out of puppyhood.
rocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If experience can be made to take the place of age, he had aged a great deal in the last forty-eight hours.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
venturedverbUS /ˈventʃərd/
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
windfallnounUS /ˈwɪndfɔːl/
fruit that has fallen from the tree
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He awoke with a new and much broader conception of the world.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He awoke with a new and much broader conception of the world.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When Baree ventured forth from under his rock at the beginning of the next day, he was a much older puppy than when he met Papayuchisew, the young owl, in his path near the old windfall.