adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That is, he is afraid to be out after dark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That is, he is afraid to be out after dark.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
Blacky
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From this reading --Blacky the Crow.
couldn't
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From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
CrowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading --Blacky the Crow.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
deednounUS /diːd/
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
GreennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
happinessnounUS /ˈhæpinəs/
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
hemlock-tree
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From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
others
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From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That is, he is afraid to be out after dark.
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, he is afraid to be out after dark.
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.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to get home to the big, thick hemlock-tree in the Green Forest before dusk, for Blacky is afraid of the dark.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Blacky sat in the top of a tree near the bank of the Big River and couldn't make up his mind what to do.
wonnounUS /wʌn/
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading No greater happiness is won Than through a deed for others done.
