adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
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 How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/
shining intensely
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
bucketnounUS /ˈbʌkət/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
carryingverbUS /ˈkæriɪŋ/
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
CreeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
gapnounUS /ɡæp/
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
homesteadnounUS /ˈhoʊmsted/
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
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 blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
Jim
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
leafnounUS /liːf/
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
lednounUS /led/
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
RockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
SouthernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
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 The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading The trees in the garden were in full leaf, and we could see that it was not let go to waste.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How small and queer the old homestead looked, and everything about it after all we had seen.
we'd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mother was sitting in the verandah sewing, pretty near the same as we went away, and a girl was walking slowly up from the creek carrying a bucket of water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horses were tired, for we'd ridden a long way, and not very slow either, to get to the old place.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One blazing hot day in the Christmas week Jim and I rode up the 'gap' that led from the Southern road towards Rocky Creek and the little flat near the water where our hut stood.
