adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading This was the afternoon of the same day.
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 It may not be so bad at all."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may not be so bad at all."
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It may not be so bad at all."
badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
cannot
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From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
Danny
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From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading This was the afternoon of the same day.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading "Just let me wash it, dear," said Pearl soothingly.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
don't
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From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
examinedverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmənd/
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
GOODadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
grimyadjectiveUS /ˈɡraɪmi/
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
how
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From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
hurtsnounUS /hɜːrts/
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
JustadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading "Just let me wash it, dear," said Pearl soothingly.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Just let me wash it, dear," said Pearl soothingly.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may not be so bad at all."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Just let me wash it, dear," said Pearl soothingly.
murknounUS /mɜːrk/
an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may not be so bad at all."
NOTHINGpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Just let me wash it, dear," said Pearl soothingly.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading This was the afternoon of the same day.
showingnounUS /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
the display of a motion picture
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It may not be so bad at all."
soilnounUS /sɔɪl/
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
soothinglyadverbUS /ˈsuːðɪŋli/
in a soothing manner
From this reading "Just let me wash it, dear," said Pearl soothingly.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
THEREadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the afternoon of the same day.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
TOOadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
trickleverbUS /ˈtrɪkəl/
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
TRUEadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
wailedverbUS /weɪld/
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading "Just let me wash it, dear," said Pearl soothingly.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "THERE IS NOTHING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE" "O don't touch it--it hurts," Danny wailed, when Pearl examined his grimy little foot, from which a trickle of blood was showing through the murk of prairie soil.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We cannot tell how badly you are hurt until we get the dirt off.
