adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the someone replied: "Faith, what the Serpent in the Wilderness couldn't cure."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
couldn't
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From this reading And the someone replied: "Faith, what the Serpent in the Wilderness couldn't cure."
cureverbUS /kjʊr/
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading And the someone replied: "Faith, what the Serpent in the Wilderness couldn't cure."
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
doubtfullyadverb
in a doubtful manner
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
eh
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From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
FaithnounUS /feɪθ/
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading And the someone replied: "Faith, what the Serpent in the Wilderness couldn't cure."
friendshipnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪp/
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
ravinenounUS /rəˈviːn/
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading And the someone replied: "Faith, what the Serpent in the Wilderness couldn't cure."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
SerpentnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənt/
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading And the someone replied: "Faith, what the Serpent in the Wilderness couldn't cure."
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
soakingnounUS /ˈsoʊkɪŋ/
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He saw them passing below him, along the edge of the hill across the ravine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day he was sitting on the hot side of a pine near his mountain hut, soaking in the sun.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Pierre came to know of their friendship he shook his head doubtfully.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
WildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading And the someone replied: "Faith, what the Serpent in the Wilderness couldn't cure."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He said to someone behind him in the shade, who was looking also, "What will be the end of that, eh?"
