adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew it, and was very frightened.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
bareadjectiveUS /ber/
completely unclothed
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
bledverbUS /bled/
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
bushesnounUS /ˈbʊʃəz/
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
crookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
DotnounUS /dɑːt/
a very small circular shape
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
dressverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading She knew it, and was very frightened.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
growthsnounUS /ɡroʊθs/
plural of “growth” — (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew it, and was very frightened.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew it, and was very frightened.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sometimes she looked up to the sky.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
madlyadverbUS /ˈmædli/
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
prickedverbUS /prɪkt/
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
pricklyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪkli/
very irritable
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
ragsnounUS /ræɡz/
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
scraggyadjective
being very thin
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew it, and was very frightened.
shrubsnounUS /ʃrʌbz/
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Sometimes she looked up to the sky.
SometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes she looked up to the sky.
spacenounUS /speɪs/
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading She was too frightened in fact to cry, but stood in the middle of a little dry, bare space, looking around her at the scraggy growths of prickly shrubs that had torn her little dress to rags, scratched her bare legs and feet till they bled, and pricked her hands and arms as she had pushed madly through the bushes, for hours, seeking her home.
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 But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sometimes she looked up to the sky.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading She knew it, and was very frightened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew it, and was very frightened.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Little Dot had lost her way in the bush.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But little of it could be seen because of the great tall trees that seemed to her to be trying to reach heaven with their far-off crooked branches.
