adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
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 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
armfulnoun
the quantity that can be contained in the arms
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
can't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
cornnounUS /kɔːrn/
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Did you see him, Uncle Eb?'
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
EbnounUS /eb/
a unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
ernounUS /ər/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We heard no more of the voices.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Did you see him, Uncle Eb?'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
knifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
listeningnounUS /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We heard no more of the voices.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We heard no more of the voices.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We heard no more of the voices.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Did you see him, Uncle Eb?'
shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/
for a short time
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading As soon as the rain had passed he stood listening awhile and shortly opened his knife and made a little clearing in the corn by cutting a few hills.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
teapotnounUS /ˈtiːpɑːt/
pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We heard no more of the voices.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
tol
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading We heard no more of the voices.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We heard no more of the voices.
We've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We've got to do it,' he said, 'er we can't take any comfort, an' the man tol' me I could have all the corn I wanted.'
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Uncle Eb had brought an armful of wood, and some water in the teapot, while I was sleeping.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Did you see him, Uncle Eb?'
