adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Long afterwards the news came that all the donkeys were dead.
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 Long afterwards the news came that all the donkeys were dead.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
animalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Long afterwards the news came that all the donkeys were dead.
closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
closesnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪz/
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Long afterwards the news came that all the donkeys were dead.
divernounUS /ˈdaɪvər/
someone who works underwater
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
donkeysnounUS /ˈdɑːŋkiz/
plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading Long afterwards the news came that all the donkeys were dead.
EldoradonounUS /ˌeldərˈɑːdoʊ/
an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
ExpeditionnounUS /ˌekspəˈdɪʃən/
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.
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 “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
leaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.
LongadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long afterwards the news came that all the donkeys were dead.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading Long afterwards the news came that all the donkeys were dead.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
painfullyadverbUS /ˈpeɪnfəli/
unpleasantly
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
pretendingnounUS /priˈtendɪŋ/
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
ridiculousadjectiveUS /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
shadowsnounUS /ˈʃædoʊz/
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
sheeradjectiveUS /ʃɪr/
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
sworeverbUS /swɔːr/
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
trailedverbUS /treɪld/
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
tuggingverbUS /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “They swore aloud together—out of sheer fright, I believe—then pretending not to know anything of my existence, turned back to the station.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
unequaladjectiveUS /əˈniːkwəl/
poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
uphilladverbUS /ˈʌpˈhɪl/
against difficulties
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
valuableadjectiveUS /ˈvæljəbəl/
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Long afterwards the news came that all the donkeys were dead.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading “In a few days the Eldorado Expedition went into the patient wilderness, that closed upon it as the sea closes over a diver.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The sun was low; and leaning forward side by side, they seemed to be tugging painfully uphill their two ridiculous shadows of unequal length, that trailed behind them slowly over the tall grass without bending a single blade.
