adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading And hadn't he with his own ears heard the “bang, bang” of that very gun?
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
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 Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
Blacky
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From this reading Blacky The Crow didn't know what to think.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
CrowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Blacky The Crow didn't know what to think.
didn't
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From this reading Blacky The Crow didn't know what to think.
DuckverbUS /dʌk/
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
Duskyadjective
lighted by or as if by twilight
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
earsnounUS /ɪrz/
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And hadn't he with his own ears heard the “bang, bang” of that very gun?
else
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From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
FarmernounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/
a person who operates a farm
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
flocknounUS /flɑːk/
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
gunnounUS /ɡʌn/
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
Hadn't
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From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And hadn't he with his own ears heard the “bang, bang” of that very gun?
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
hunternounUS /ˈhʌntər/
someone who hunts game
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Blacky The Crow didn't know what to think.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And hadn't he with his own ears heard the “bang, bang” of that very gun?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
RivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
rushesnounUS /ˈrʌʃəz/
plural of “rush” — the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
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 didn't know what to think.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Blacky The Crow didn't know what to think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Blacky The Crow didn't know what to think.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading And hadn't he with his own ears heard the “bang, bang” of that very gun?
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Blacky The Crow didn't know what to think.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The very first thing the next morning Blacky had hastened over to the place where Farmer Brown's boy had hidden in the rushes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hadn't he with his own eyes seen Farmer Brown's boy with a terrible gun hide in rushes along the Big River and wait for Dusky the Black Duck and his flock to come in?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He couldn't make himself believe that Farmer Brown's boy had really turned hunter, yet what else could he believe?
