adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
Brower
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
coinverbUS /kɔɪn/
make up
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
CountynounUS /ˈkaʊnti/
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
DavidnounUS /ˈdeɪvɪd/
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
EbnounUS /eb/
a unit of information equal to 1000 petabits or 10^18 bits
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
exchangenounUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
exponentnounUS /ˈekspoʊnənt/
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
footstepsnounUS /ˈfʊtsteps/
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
haughtyadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːti/
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man that travelled without a horse was on his way to the poorhouse.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man that travelled without a horse was on his way to the poorhouse.
mediumnounUS /ˈmiːdiəm/
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
moraladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
MorgansnounUS /ˈmɔːrɡənz/
plural of “morgan” — United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man that travelled without a horse was on his way to the poorhouse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
poorhousenounUS /ˈpuːrhaʊs/
an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
From this reading The man that travelled without a horse was on his way to the poorhouse.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
realmnounUS /relm/
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horse played a part of no small importance in that country.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was more pride in their high heads than in any of the good people.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man that travelled without a horse was on his way to the poorhouse.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading The man that travelled without a horse was on his way to the poorhouse.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
valuenounUS /ˈvæljuː/
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
VermontnounUS /vərˈmɑːnt/
a state in New England
From this reading Uncle Eb or David Brower could tell a good horse by the sound of his footsteps, and they brought into St Lawrence County the haughty Morgans from Vermont.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the coin of the realm, a medium of exchange, a standard of value, an exponent of moral character.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The man that travelled without a horse was on his way to the poorhouse.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The man that travelled without a horse was on his way to the poorhouse.
