adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reddy Fox was slim and wore a bright red coat.
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 Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Reddy Fox was slim and wore a bright red coat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
ChuckverbUS /tʃʌk/
throw carelessly
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
clovernounUS /ˈkloʊvər/
a plant of the genus Trifolium
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
coatnounUS /koʊt/
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Reddy Fox was slim and wore a bright red coat.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Johnny Chuck was fat and roly-poly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
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 Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
frightenverbUS /ˈfraɪtən/
cause fear in
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
GreennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
JohnnynounUS /ˈdʒɑːni/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
MeadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
poppingnounUS /ˈpɑːpɪŋ/
a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Reddy Fox was slim and wore a bright red coat.
Reddy
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From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
roly-polynoun
a rotund individual
From this reading Johnny Chuck was fat and roly-poly.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Reddy Fox was slim and wore a bright red coat.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
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 One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading One bright summer day Johnny Chuck was out looking for a good breakfast of nice tender clover.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
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 Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Reddy Fox used to like to frighten Johnny Chuck by suddenly popping out from behind a tree and making believe that he was going to eat Johnny Chuck all up.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Johnny Chuck and Reddy Fox lived very near together on the edge of the Green Meadows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny Chuck was fat and roly-poly.
woreverbUS /wɔːr/
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Reddy Fox was slim and wore a bright red coat.
