aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Tell me about that man."
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 THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
COTTAGEnounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
DESERTEDadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/
without deviation
From this reading "We went directly up the lake," said Giant.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading We found the nut trees, and----" "Never mind the nut trees," interrupted Snap.
GiantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading "We went directly up the lake," said Giant.
Giant'snounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
possessive form of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/
discontinued temporarily
From this reading We found the nut trees, and----" "Never mind the nut trees," interrupted Snap.
Jed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
keenadjectiveUS /kiːn/
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
lakenounUS /leɪk/
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading "We went directly up the lake," said Giant.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Tell me about that man."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me about that man."
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading We found the nut trees, and----" "Never mind the nut trees," interrupted Snap.
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We found the nut trees, and----" "Never mind the nut trees," interrupted Snap.
nutnounUS /nʌt/
usually large hard-shelled seed
From this reading We found the nut trees, and----" "Never mind the nut trees," interrupted Snap.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
rocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We went directly up the lake," said Giant.
Sanborn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
Shep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
SnapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
TookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
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 We found the nut trees, and----" "Never mind the nut trees," interrupted Snap.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We went directly up the lake," said Giant.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Took the road around the rocks that Jed Sanborn showed us.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We went directly up the lake," said Giant.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We went directly up the lake," said Giant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading THE DESERTED COTTAGE Giant's announcement filled Snap with keen interest, and he wanted to know at once all Shep and the small youth could tell.
