adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
affairsnounUS /əˈferz/
matters of personal concern
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
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 He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Had any struck him he would have been killed.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
AstonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had any struck him he would have been killed.
boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
difficultiesnounUS /ˈdɪfəkəltiz/
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
emperornounUS /ˈempərər/
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
FilledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
forgettingverbUS /fərˈɡetɪŋ/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
frightnounUS /fraɪt/
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/
made afraid
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had any struck him he would have been killed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had any struck him he would have been killed.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Had any struck him he would have been killed.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
MARIONETTEnoun
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
merrilyadverbUS /ˈmerəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
MONKEYSnounUS /ˈmʌŋkiz/
plural of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
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From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
STONEnounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Had any struck him he would have been killed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Astonished and frightened at this strange turn of affairs, he glanced around, but saw no one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up at the trees, and then from right to left, but nobody was in sight.
volleynounUS /ˈvɑːli/
rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE MONKEYS STONE THE MARIONETTE Filled with these hopes and forgetting his fright, Pinocchio set boldly forth without the least alarm at the difficulties of the journey.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was going merrily along, dreaming of all the great things he would do as emperor of Africa, when at a turn in the road there came flying after him a volley of stones.
