AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
BattlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
BillynounUS /ˈbɪli/
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
BobverbUS /bɑːb/
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
branchnounUS /bræntʃ/
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
catchingnounUS /ˈkætʃɪŋ/
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
FightsnounUS /faɪts/
plural of “fight” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
flyverbUS /flaɪ/
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
foesnounUS /foʊz/
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
FoxnounUS /fɑːks/
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading —_Old Granny Fox_.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading He wished now that he had gone straight there.
GrannynounUS /ˈɡræni/
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading —_Old Granny Fox_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
hardestadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdəst/
superlative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
headedadjectiveUS /ˈhedəd/
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
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 After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
MinknounUS /mɪŋk/
the expensive fur of a mink
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He wished now that he had gone straight there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading —_Old Granny Fox_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
OrchardnounUS /ˈɔːrtʃərd/
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
PasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
PoolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
reachverbUS /riːtʃ/
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
Reddy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
safetynounUS /ˈseɪfti/
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
SmilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
suetnoun
hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He wished now that he had gone straight there.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/
bound or secured closely
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
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 Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
WhitesnounUS /waɪts/
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
winverbUS /wɪn/
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He wished now that he had gone straight there.
wishesnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪz/
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading After the last of his three foolish wishes, Reddy Fox left the Smiling Pool and headed straight for the Old Pasture for which he had started in the first place.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Reddy Fights A Battle ’Tis not the foes that are without But those that are within That give us battles that we find The hardest are to win.
wouldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he wouldn’t have seen the suet tied out of reach to the branch of a tree in the Old Orchard; he wouldn’t have seen the Bob Whites fly away to safety just as he felt almost sure of catching one; he wouldn’t have seen Billy Mink bring a fine fish out of the water and eat it right before him.
