adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
Ahtik
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ahtik now fairly smelled to heaven.
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 The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The seventh day brought the climax.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
climaxnounUS /ˈklaɪmæks/
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
From this reading The seventh day brought the climax.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
crowsnounUS /kroʊz/
plural of “crow” — black birds having a raucous call
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
curnounUS /kɜːr/
an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The seventh day brought the climax.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
driftedverbUS /ˈdrɪftəd/
past form of “drift” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Ahtik now fairly smelled to heaven.
feastnounUS /fiːst/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
gatheringnounUS /ˈɡæðərɪŋ/
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
heavennounUS /ˈhevən/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Ahtik now fairly smelled to heaven.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
JunenounUS /dʒuːn/
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
Miki
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
Neewa
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ahtik now fairly smelled to heaven.
odournounUS /ˈoʊdər/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
seventhadjectiveUS /ˈsevənθ/
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading The seventh day brought the climax.
slinking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
slunk
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
smelledverbUS /smeld/
past form of “smell” — inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
From this reading Ahtik now fairly smelled to heaven.
sniffedverbUS /snɪft/
past form of “sniff” — perceive by inhaling through the nose
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The seventh day brought the climax.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ahtik now fairly smelled to heaven.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Neewa came down for a drink after his morning feast Miki sniffed him over for a moment and then slunk away from him again.
whippedverbUS /wɪpt/
inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading It drove Miki, slinking like a whipped cur, down into the creek bottom.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The odour of him drifted up and away on the soft June wind until all the crows in the country were gathering.
