andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
biddie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading My blood seemed to freeze.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
BudgeverbUS /bʌdʒ/
move very slightly
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
clamberedverbUS /ˈklæmbərd/
past form of “clamber” — climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
claspedverbUS /klæspt/
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
cutter-grass
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
exclaimingnounUS /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
freezeverbUS /friːz/
stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading My blood seemed to freeze.
HarryverbUS /ˈheri/
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
hurted
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
legsnounUS /leɡz/
staying power
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
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 But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading My blood seemed to freeze.
SingverbUS /sɪŋ/
deliver by singing
From this reading "Sing 'Toddie one boy day.'"
sobbedverbUS /sɑːbd/
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
stepsnounUS /steps/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
sufferingnounUS /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
a state of acute pain
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Toddie ran up to me, clasped my legs, and sobbed.
Toddie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could have choked that dreadful child, suffering though he was.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading Both boys reached the piazza steps, and clambered up, Budge exclaiming:-- "O, Uncle Harry, Toddie put his fingers in the little wheels of the cutter-grass, an' it turned just the least little biddie, an' it hurted him."
