adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
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 Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
allowedverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
AngelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
bantamsnounUS /ˈbæntəmz/
plural of “bantam” — any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
bellnounUS /bel/
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
bitesnounUS /baɪts/
plural of “bite” — a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
BobbynounUS /ˈbɑːbi/
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
boughtverbUS /bɑːt/
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
boxnounUS /bɑːks/
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
BoynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
calmestadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːməst/
superlative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
crowedverbUS /kroʊd/
past form of “crow” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
FortnounUS /fɔːrt/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
FulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
gentlenessnounUS /ˈdʒentəlnəs/
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
graciousadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪʃəs/
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
mealnounUS /miːl/
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
nicelyadverbUS /ˈnaɪsli/
in a nice way
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
platenounUS /pleɪt/
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
rangverbUS /ræŋ/
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
suppernounUS /ˈsʌpər/
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our Angel Boy "I had a brother once--a gracious boy, Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy,--there was the look Of heaven upon his face."
WaynenounUS /weɪn/
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading My big brothers bought him for me in Fort Wayne, and sent him in a box, alone on the cars.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was supper time when we reached home, and Bobby was at the front gate to meet me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading I have seen many white bantams, but never another like Bobby.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He always hunted me all over the place when the big bell in the yard rang at meal time, because if he crowed nicely when he was told, he was allowed to stand on the back of my chair and every little while I held up my plate and shared bites with him.
