adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
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 "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the woods there is no one to talk to.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
FOUNDverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
GettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But in the woods there is no one to talk to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But in the woods there is no one to talk to.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading But in the woods there is no one to talk to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
trolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
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From this reading "If I could find the trolley car tracks we'd be all right," Bunny said.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bunny and Sue thought of this when they had looked around through the trees, trying to find some way to, at least, get back to the road.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading FOUND Getting lost in the woods is different from getting lost in the city.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the city, or even in a little country town, there is someone of whom you can ask the way to your house.
