adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
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 We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Who are they?
asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/
in a state of sleep
From this reading Can they be asleep?'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can they be asleep?'
bitnounUS /bɪt/
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can they be asleep?'
creeknounUS /kriːk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
criesnounUS /kraɪz/
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading 'Great God!'
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'Great God!'
gullynounUS /ˈɡʌli/
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
pointedadjectiveUS /ˈpɔɪntɪd/
having a point
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
sidesnounUS /saɪdz/
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
slopingadjectiveUS /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
StarlightnounUS /ˈstɑːrlaɪt/
the light of the stars
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Who are they?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
Warrigalnoun
Australian wild horse
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
what's
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From this reading Starlight cries out, 'what's that?' and he pointed to a small sloping bit of grass just underneath the bank.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading We all pulled up at the side of the gully or dry creek, whatever it was, and jumped off our horses, leaving Warrigal to look after them, and ran down the rocky sides of it.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'Who are they?
