adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
another's
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From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
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 Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
Blacky
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From this reading --Blacky the Crow.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But never once did the man have a gun with him.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
cornnounUS /kɔːrn/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
CrowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading --Blacky the Crow.
dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But never once did the man have a gun with him.
didn't
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From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Sometimes Blacky watched from a distance, and sometimes he flew right over the man.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
flewverbUS /fluː/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Sometimes Blacky watched from a distance, and sometimes he flew right over the man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes Blacky watched from a distance, and sometimes he flew right over the man.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
gunnounUS /ɡʌn/
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading But never once did the man have a gun with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But never once did the man have a gun with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But never once did the man have a gun with him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading But never once did the man have a gun with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sometimes Blacky watched from a distance, and sometimes he flew right over the man.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Sometimes Blacky watched from a distance, and sometimes he flew right over the man.
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
rushesnounUS /ˈrʌʃəz/
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
scatterverbUS /ˈskætər/
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes Blacky watched from a distance, and sometimes he flew right over the man.
strangernounUS /ˈstreɪndʒər/
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --Blacky the Crow.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
WarnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Every day for a week a man came in a boat to scatter corn in the rushes at a certain point along the bank of the Big River, and every day Blacky the Crow watched him and shook his black head and talked to himself and told himself that he didn't like it, and that he was sure that it was for no good purpose.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But never once did the man have a gun with him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you see another's danger Warn him though he be a stranger.
