adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There wasn't a breath of air that night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
Aileen
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From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
breathnounUS /breθ/
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading There wasn't a breath of air that night.
brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
dareverbUS /der/
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
didn't
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From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
droopedverbUS /druːpt/
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
earnounUS /iːr/
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
footstepnounUS /ˈfʊtstep/
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
hadn't
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From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
How
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From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
mostlyadverbUS /ˈmoʊstli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There wasn't a breath of air that night.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
starnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
startingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtɪŋ/
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn't a breath of air that night.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
tracknounUS /træk/
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
treenounUS /triː/
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
wasn't
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From this reading There wasn't a breath of air that night.
watchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/
look attentively
From this reading Something seemed to put it into my head to watch every turn in the track--every tree and bush by the roadside--every sound in the air--every star in the sky.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We rode along the old track very quiet, talking about old times--or mostly saying nothing, thinking our own thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aileen rode along at last with her head drooped down as if she hadn't the heart to hold it up.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading How hard it must have seemed to her to think she didn't dare even to ride with her own brother in the light of day without starting at every bush that stirred--at every footstep, horse or man, that fell on her ear!
