adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
aptadjectiveUS /æpt/
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
Boolabong
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From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
Boscobel
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From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.
Brownbie
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From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
burnedadjectiveUS /bɜːrnd/
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
claimnounUS /kleɪm/
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
creditnounUS /ˈkredət/
approval
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
discomfiturenoun
anxious embarrassment
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
disconcertedadjective
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
FORREST
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From this reading SERGEANT FORREST.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
Joe
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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
leadernounUS /ˈliːdər/
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
raidverbUS /reɪd/
search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
SERGEANTnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading SERGEANT FORREST.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
unsightlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsaɪtli/
unpleasant to look at
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
