adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It seemed almost that his stomach was dozing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
balenounUS /beɪl/
a large bundle bound for storage or transport
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
calmeradjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmər/
comparative of “calm” — not agitated; without losing self-possession
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
catchverbUS /kætʃ/
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
dozingverbUS /ˈdoʊzɪŋ/
-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading It seemed almost that his stomach was dozing.
dulladjectiveUS /dʌl/
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
dulleradjectiveUS /ˈdʌlər/
comparative of “dull” — lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
fainteradjectiveUS /ˈfeɪntər/
comparative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
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 The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
hungryadjectiveUS /ˈhʌŋɡri/
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
minnowsnounUS /ˈmɪnoʊz/
plural of “minnow” — very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
poolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed almost that his stomach was dozing.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading The dull ache in his stomach had been growing duller and fainter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed almost that his stomach was dozing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
tinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In the middle of the day he found two minnows in a large pool.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible to bale it, but he was calmer now and managed to catch them in his tin bucket.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were no longer than his little finger, but he was not particularly hungry.
