adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
a'spectable
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From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
ain't
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From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
Aleuts
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From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Wot do Buttsy an' me want o' shootin'?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
baynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
bouldersnounUS /ˈboʊldərz/
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
breastworknoun
fortification consisting of a low wall
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
Buttsy
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From this reading "Wot do Buttsy an' me want o' shootin'?
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
COASTnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
colornounUS /ˈkʌlər/
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
crouchingverbUS /ˈkraʊtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
Disher
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From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Wot do Buttsy an' me want o' shootin'?
fightingnounUS /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
FLIGHTnounUS /flaɪt/
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Wot do Buttsy an' me want o' shootin'?
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
onounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Wot do Buttsy an' me want o' shootin'?
obnoun
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
pusson
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From this reading "Disher ain't no place for a'spectable pusson ob color," he muttered.
shootin
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From this reading "Wot do Buttsy an' me want o' shootin'?
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
TOWARDprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
Wah
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From this reading Wah!
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Wot do Buttsy an' me want o' shootin'?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
WhitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading THE FLIGHT TOWARD THE COAST Washington White was a good shot, but he did not like fighting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he was particularly careful not to show himself above the breastwork of boulders behind which he, with his companions, were crouching, holding the Aleuts at bay.
Wot
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From this reading "Wot do Buttsy an' me want o' shootin'?
