adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
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 It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
BoynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading “That's right, take it coolly,” said the Boy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
cooladjectiveUS /kuːl/
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
coollyadverbUS /ˈkuːli/
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “That's right, take it coolly,” said the Boy.
cosnounUS /kɔːs/
ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
half-an-hour
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From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
he's
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From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
HopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
I'd
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From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
I've
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From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That's right, take it coolly,” said the Boy.
It's
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From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
lickverbUS /lɪk/
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/
for the most time
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading “That's right, take it coolly,” said the Boy.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That's right, take it coolly,” said the Boy.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
spearnounUS /spɪr/
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
St
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From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “That's right, take it coolly,” said the Boy.
That's
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From this reading “That's right, take it coolly,” said the Boy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That's right, take it coolly,” said the Boy.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
warnverbUS /wɔːrn/
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
who's
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From this reading It's only St. George who's coming, that's all; he rode into the village half-an-hour ago.
wickedest-looking
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From this reading But I thought I'd warn you, 'cos he's sure to be round early, and he's got the longest, wickedest-looking spear you ever did see!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of course you can lick him--a great big fellow like you!
you'll
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From this reading “Hope you'll be half as cool when I've got through with my news.
