adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
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 We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
begunverbUS /bɪˈɡʌn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
blazedverbUS /bleɪzd/
past form of “blaze” — shine brightly and intensively
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
cal'late
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
canvasbacknoun
North American wild duck valued for sport and food
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
CedarnounUS /ˈsiːdər/
any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
didn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
FinallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
flopsnounUS /flɑːps/
plural of “flop” — an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
frogged
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
gettingnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
legnounUS /leɡ/
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
pokingnounUS /ˈpoʊkɪŋ/
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
portnounUS /pɔːrt/
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
reverendnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
rheumatiz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I flops down in the shade of a sand bank to rest, and the reverend goes poking off by himself.
squawkverbUS /skwɔːk/
utter a harsh abrupt scream
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
strayverbUS /streɪ/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
SwampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
twas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told James 'twas a canvasback, and he blazed away at it, but missed it by three fathom, as might have been expected.
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We frogged it up and down all the forenoon, but didn't git a shot at nothing but one stray “squawk” that had come over from the Cedar Swamp.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I cal'late I must have fell asleep, for when I looked at my watch it was close to one o'clock, and time for us to be getting back to port.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Finally, my game leg--rheumatiz, you understand--begun to give out.
