adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
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 He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
ambitionnounUS /æmˈbɪʃən/
a cherished desire
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Brown wanted her ugly.
Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
cockverbUS /kɑːk/
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
crowedverbUS /kroʊd/
past form of “crow” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
fenceverbUS /fens/
enclose with a fence
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
growverbUS /ɡroʊ/
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Brown wanted her ugly.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
methodnounUS /ˈmeθəd/
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
obtainingverbUS /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
planetnounUS /ˈplænət/
(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
rootsnounUS /ruːts/
the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
uglyadjectiveUS /ˈʌɡli/
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Brown wanted her ugly.
unoriginaladjective
not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
upsidenounUS /ˈʌpˈsaɪd/
the highest or uppermost side of anything
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Brown wanted her ugly.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
