adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
bedtimenounUS /ˈbedtaɪm/
the time you go to bed
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
BillnounUS /bɪl/
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
blanketsnounUS /ˈblæŋkəts/
plural of “blanket” — bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
boy'snounUS /bɔɪz/
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
chaseverbUS /tʃeɪs/
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
chewverbUS /tʃuː/
chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
coyotesnounUS /kaɪˈoʊtis/
plural of “coyote” — small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
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From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
GivensnounUS /ˈɡɪvənz/
plural of “given” — an assumption that is taken for granted
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
hindnounUS /haɪnd/
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
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From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
Jim
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From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
pupnounUS /pʌp/
young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
readilyadverbUS /ˈredəli/
without much difficulty
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
sneakverbUS /sniːk/
to go stealthily or furtively
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
terriernounUS /ˈteriər/
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading The pup made life miserable for Bill—he used to chase him around and chew his hind legs for hours at a time.
WebsternounUS /ˈwebstər/
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “It’s a wonder the coyotes didn’t scare him to death.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every night when bedtime came Bill would sneak under one of the boy’s blankets and sleep to keep the pup from finding him.
wranglernounUS /ˈræŋɡələr/
someone who argues noisily or angrily
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading “The old rascal ran away from camp yesterday,” answered Givens readily.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, Jim Webster, our horse wrangler, brought a little terrier pup into camp last week.
