adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They reminded me of big, gentle dogs.
calfnounUS /kæf/
young of domestic cattle
From this reading Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
calvesnounUS /kævz/
plural of “calf” — young of domestic cattle
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
cribnounUS /krɪb/
baby bed with high sides made of slats
From this reading Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
dogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading They reminded me of big, gentle dogs.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
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 had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
gazingverbUS /ˈɡeɪzɪŋ/
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
Laura
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From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They reminded me of big, gentle dogs.
meekadjectiveUS /miːk/
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
milknounUS /mɪlk/
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They reminded me of big, gentle dogs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
raisingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
remindedverbUS /riˈmaɪndɪd/
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading They reminded me of big, gentle dogs.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
suckingnounUS /ˈsʌkɪŋ/
the act of sucking
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading They had gentle, patient faces, and beautiful eyes, and looked very meek, as they stood quietly gazing about them, or sucking away at their milk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each calf was in a crib, and it was fed with milk.
WOODnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading WOOD had a dozen calves that he was raising, and Miss Laura sometimes went up to the stable to see them.
