adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The fireplace was a huge affair that ate fuel voraciously.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
atenounUS /eɪt/
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading The fireplace was a huge affair that ate fuel voraciously.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading It was built of stone, which had been gathered from the immediate hillside.
cabinnounUS /ˈkæbən/
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
drawverbUS /drɔː/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
ENTERverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading The fireplace was a huge affair that ate fuel voraciously.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was built of stone, which had been gathered from the immediate hillside.
fuelverbUS /ˈfjuːəl/
provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
From this reading The fireplace was a huge affair that ate fuel voraciously.
gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/
brought together in one place
From this reading It was built of stone, which had been gathered from the immediate hillside.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
HARLEY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
hewnadjectiveUS /hjuːn/
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/
the side or slope of a hill
From this reading It was built of stone, which had been gathered from the immediate hillside.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The fireplace was a huge affair that ate fuel voraciously.
immediateadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːət/
of the present time and place
From this reading It was built of stone, which had been gathered from the immediate hillside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
logsnounUS /lɔːɡz/
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
mortared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
mountainsidenounUS /ˈmaʊntənsaɪd/
the side or slope of a mountain
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
mudnounUS /mʌd/
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
pretentiousadjectiveUS /priˈtenʃəs/
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
prospector's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
refugenounUS /ˈrefjuːdʒ/
a safe place
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
RoughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
SIMONnounUS /ˈsaɪmən/
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was built of stone, which had been gathered from the immediate hillside.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fireplace was a huge affair that ate fuel voraciously.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rough as the girl had thought it, there was a more pretentious appearance to it than might have been expected.
voraciouslyadverb
in an eagerly voracious manner
From this reading The fireplace was a huge affair that ate fuel voraciously.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ENTER SIMON HARLEY The prospector’s house in which they had found refuge was perched on the mountainside just at one edge of the draw.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cabin was of hewn logs mortared with mud, and care had been taken to make it warm.
