adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Aw, he wouldn't hurt a flea."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
Aw
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From this reading "Aw, he wouldn't hurt a flea."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
Bella
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From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
BennounUS /ben/
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
Dunder
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From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
fanciedadjectiveUS /ˈfænsid/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
fearfully
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From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
flanknounUS /flæŋk/
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
fleanounUS /fliː/
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading "Aw, he wouldn't hurt a flea."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading He still thought that perhaps this was a new game.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Aw, he wouldn't hurt a flea."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading "Aw, he wouldn't hurt a flea."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He still thought that perhaps this was a new game.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading He still thought that perhaps this was a new game.
pickedverbUS /pɪkt/
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Not a game that he cared for, but still one to be played if his master fancied it.
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading He still thought that perhaps this was a new game.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
stoopedadjectiveUS /stuːpt/
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
strikingadjectiveUS /ˈstraɪkɪŋ/
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He still thought that perhaps this was a new game.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He still thought that perhaps this was a new game.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He still thought that perhaps this was a new game.
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ben stooped, picked up a stone, and threw it at Dunder, striking him in the flank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He still thought that perhaps this was a new game.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Bella looked over her shoulder fearfully to where Dunder stood by the roadside, regarding Ben with a look of uncertainty.
wouldn't
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From this reading "Aw, he wouldn't hurt a flea."
