adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He always was a manly looking boy."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He always was a manly looking boy."
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
can't
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From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I suppose it's the way they learn to carry themselves.
childishlyadverb
in a childlike manner
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
Claude's
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From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
cloudverbUS /klaʊd/
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
Dawson'snounUS /ˈdɔːsənz/
possessive form of “dawson” — a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading "I expect his mother's a proud woman," said Susie, very much excited.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "I expect his mother's a proud woman," said Susie, very much excited.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
hornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose it's the way they learn to carry themselves.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
it's
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From this reading I suppose it's the way they learn to carry themselves.
learnverbUS /lɜːrn/
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I suppose it's the way they learn to carry themselves.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He always was a manly looking boy."
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading He always was a manly looking boy."
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I expect his mother's a proud woman," said Susie, very much excited.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I expect his mother's a proud woman," said Susie, very much excited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading "I expect his mother's a proud woman," said Susie, very much excited.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
Royce
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From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose it's the way they learn to carry themselves.
Susie
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From this reading "I expect his mother's a proud woman," said Susie, very much excited.
talleradjectiveUS /ˈtɔːlər/
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading I suppose it's the way they learn to carry themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose it's the way they learn to carry themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
tooting
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From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "I expect his mother's a proud woman," said Susie, very much excited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He always was a manly looking boy."
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I suppose it's the way they learn to carry themselves.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. Royce went over to old man Dawson's car and said rather childishly, "It can't be that Claude's grown taller?
WheelernounUS /ˈwiːlər/
Scottish archaeologist (1890-1976)
From this reading "Come along, boys," Mr. Wheeler called, tooting his horn, and he hurried the soldier away, leaving only a cloud of dust behind.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I expect his mother's a proud woman," said Susie, very much excited.
