adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/
highly skilled
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
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 Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Seems to be a stock trail.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
climbsnounUS /klaɪmz/
plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
DirknounUS /dɜːrk/
a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
mouthnounUS /maʊθ/
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
peaknounUS /piːk/
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
SeemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Seems to be a stock trail.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
stocknounUS /stɑːk/
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “Seems to be a stock trail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
tipnounUS /tɪp/
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Seems to be a stock trail.
trailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
undidverbUS /ˌʌnˈdɪd/
inflected form of “undo” — cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
