adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
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 Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
dugnounUS /dʌɡ/
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
helpverbUS /help/
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
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 No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
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 He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
limbnounUS /lɪm/
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
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 He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
MichaelnounUS /ˈmaɪkəl/
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
Purceville
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From this reading Purceville was silent.
reentered
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From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
refilledverbUS /riˈfɪld/
past form of “refill” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
risknounUS /rɪsk/
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
ropenounUS /roʊp/
a strong line
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
shownverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Purceville was silent.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
trustnounUS /trʌst/
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading No. If this man was going to risk life and limb to help them, he must be shown this much trust, at least.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Purceville was silent.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Purceville watched him go, then slowly refilled the hole that he had dug, thinking his own dark thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Michael first saw to the horse, thought for a moment to keep it with him at all times.....
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He reentered the hut, and began to work on the long length of rope he had brought with him from the cottage.
