adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
ain't
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From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/
headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
BudnounUS /bʌd/
a partially opened flower
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
CanyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
Catrock
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From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
cheeringly
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From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
deviousadjectiveUS /ˈdiːviəs/
indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
Eddie
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From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
exchangedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒd/
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
footingnounUS /ˈfʊtɪŋ/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
glancesnounUS /ˈɡlænsɪz/
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
half-a
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From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
Let's
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From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
maybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/
by chance
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
pickingnounUS /ˈpɪkɪŋ/
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
reachingnounUS /ˈriːtʃɪŋ/
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
sinisteradjectiveUS /ˈsɪnɪstər/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
SinksnounUS /sɪŋks/
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
speedyadjectiveUS /ˈspiːdiː/
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
surroundingadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪŋ/
closely encircling
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
There's
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From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/
the present time or age
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
trailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Let's begin picking it, then,” said Bud, and got up, reaching for his bridle.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
vouchsafed
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From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
waysnounUS /weɪz/
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading By devious ways it was that Eddie led them out of that sinister country surrounding the Sinks.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, there ain't any speedy trail ahead of us today,” Eddie vouchsafed cheeringly.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the beginning Bud and Jerry exchanged glances, and looked at their guns, believing that it would be through Catrock Canyon they would have to ride.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There's half-a mile maybe where we can gallop, and the rest is a case of picking your footing.”
