adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
applenounUS /ˈæpəl/
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He had ridden through the pasture, and was coming down the creek bank.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He had ridden through the pasture, and was coming down the creek bank.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading He had ridden through the pasture, and was coming down the creek bank.
didn't
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From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
Dodson
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From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He had ridden through the pasture, and was coming down the creek bank.
endsnounUS /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
fatenounUS /feɪt/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
fenceverbUS /fens/
enclose with a fence
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
landedadjectiveUS /ˈlændəd/
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
likeableadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkəbəl/
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
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 It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
MysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
PagetnounUS /ˈpædʒət/
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading He had ridden through the pasture, and was coming down the creek bank.
personsnounUS /ˈpɜːrsənz/
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
Pryor
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
RangernounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He had ridden through the pasture, and was coming down the creek bank.
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
smashverbUS /smæʃ/
hit hard
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
talenounUS /teɪl/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had ridden through the pasture, and was coming down the creek bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was one of the very most likeable persons I ever had seen.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We were sitting under the apple tree, growing better friends every minute, when we heard a smash, so we looked up, and it was the sound made by Ranger as Mr. Pryor landed from taking our meadow fence.
whynounUS /waɪ/
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading It didn't take me long to see why Shelley liked Robert Paget.
YieldsnounUS /jiːldz/
plural of “yield” — production of a certain amount
From this reading The Pryor Mystery "And now old Dodson, turning pale, Yields to his fate--so ends my tale."
