adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An’ they’re safe now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
BALANCINGnounUS /ˈbælənsɪŋ/
getting two things to correspond
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I reckon, Jane, we’d better be on our way.”
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
comin
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From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
ErnenounUS /ɜːrn/
bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
FALLverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading “They’re gone!” said Lassiter.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon, Jane, we’d better be on our way.”
Jane
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From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
Jim
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From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
Lassiter
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From this reading “They’re gone!” said Lassiter.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “An’ they’re safe now.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I reckon, Jane, we’d better be on our way.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I reckon, Jane, we’d better be on our way.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
racersnounUS /ˈreɪsərz/
plural of “racer” — someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
reckonverbUS /ˈrekən/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I reckon, Jane, we’d better be on our way.”
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
ROCKnounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “An’ they’re safe now.
sagenounUS /seɪdʒ/
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “They’re gone!” said Lassiter.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
tear-blurred
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From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
there'll
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From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
they'll
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From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
They're
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From this reading “They’re gone!” said Lassiter.
ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
VentersnounUS /ˈventərz/
plural of “venter” — a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I reckon, Jane, we’d better be on our way.”
we'd
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From this reading I reckon, Jane, we’d better be on our way.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading An’ there’ll never be a day of their comin’ happy lives but what they’ll remember Jane Withersteen an’—an’ Uncle Jim!...
Withersteen
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From this reading THE FALL OF BALANCING ROCK Through tear-blurred sight Jane Withersteen watched Venters and Elizabeth Erne and the black racers disappear over the ridge of sage.
