adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
chickensnounUS /ˈtʃɪkənz/
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
coveynounUS /ˈkʌvi/
a small collection of people
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/
come to pass
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
how
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From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
huntingnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
I'd
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From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
Kennicott
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From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
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 Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
pistonnounUS /ˈpɪstən/
United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Not many prairie chickens left now, but we might just happen to run onto a small covey.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
swellverbUS /swel/
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “I'd take the car--want you to see how swell she runs since I put in a new piston.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we'll take a team, so we can get right out into the fields.
WE'LL
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I “WE'LL steal the whole day, and go hunting.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you to see the country round here,” Kennicott announced at breakfast.
