AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "About as large as I've seen in these parts," he added.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "About as large as I've seen in these parts," he added.
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 SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
Barringford
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From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
carefullyadverbUS /ˈkerfəli/
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He looked the game over carefully.
Couldn't
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From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
Dave
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From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
DETROITnounUS /dɪˈtrɔɪt/
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
elknounUS /elk/
large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called “elk” in Europe and “moose” in North America
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
FORTnounUS /fɔːrt/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He looked the game over carefully.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked the game over carefully.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
I've
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From this reading "About as large as I've seen in these parts," he added.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "About as large as I've seen in these parts," he added.
inspectverbUS /ˌɪnˈspekt/
look over carefully
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "About as large as I've seen in these parts," he added.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked the game over carefully.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
nohowadverb
in no manner; in no way
From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He looked the game over carefully.
pardonableadjective
admitting of being pardoned
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
partsnounUS /pɑːrts/
the local environment
From this reading "About as large as I've seen in these parts," he added.
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/
an organization to gain political power
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
SamnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Couldn't have been better nohow," came from Sam Barringford.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "About as large as I've seen in these parts," he added.
shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
SURRENDERnounUS /sərˈendər/
acceptance of despair
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "About as large as I've seen in these parts," he added.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SURRENDER OF FORT DETROIT "A good shot!" cried Dave, as all of the party moved forward to inspect the dead elk.
wantingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːntɪŋ/
nonexistent
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He has got just the kind of horns I've been wanting to get," said Henry, with pardonable pride.
