adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
Blacky
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From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
CrowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
FarmernounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/
a person who operates a farm
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading That means that he was thinking very hard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That means that he was thinking very hard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading That means that he was thinking very hard.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/
filled with satisfaction
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That means that he was thinking very hard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farmer Brown's boy sat on the bank of the Big River in a brown study.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Blacky was silent now, and there was a knowing look in his shrewd little eyes.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading That means that he was thinking very hard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In calling Farmer Brown's boy over there, he had done all he could, and he was quite satisfied to leave the matter to Farmer Brown's boy.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
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 the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading That means that he was thinking very hard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That means that he was thinking very hard.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Blacky the Crow sat in the top of a tall tree a short distance away and watched him.
