adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
afflictionnounUS /əˈflɪkʃən/
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
alwus
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From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading I made no answer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
bear'snounUS /berz/
possessive form of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
bear-hunter
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From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
breakverbUS /breɪk/
terminate
From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
D'ri
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From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
ef
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From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
hinnoun
ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made no answer.
im
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From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
lingeringnounUS /ˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/
the act of tarrying
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
lookin
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From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made no answer.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
northnounUS /nɔːrθ/
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/
housing available for people to live in
From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
RaynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
shutenounUS /ʃuːt/
English novelist who settled in Australia after World War II (1899-1960)
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
shutin
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From this reading "Can't never break a bear's neck by shutin' 'im in the hin' quarters," he remarked.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
soberlyadverbUS /ˈsoʊbərli/
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
TerribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
thet's
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From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
tracenounUS /treɪs/
a just detectable amount
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Terrible pity!" he exclaimed, shaking his head with some trace of lingering sorrow.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There was no better bear-hunter in the north woods than D'ri, and to lose a bear was, for him, no light affliction.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ray," said he, soberly, after a little silence, "when ye see a bear lookin' your way, ef ye want 'im, alwus shute at the end thet's _toward_ ye."
