adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "All together, air ye?
akimboadjectiveUS /əˈkɪmboʊ/
(used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
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 "All together, air ye?
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
BEGINNINGSnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋz/
plural of “beginning” — the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
carriagenounUS /ˈkærɪdʒ/
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
clearingnounUS /ˈklɪrɪŋ/
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
croaked
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From this reading "Well, well, well!" he croaked.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
ENDINGSnounUS /ˈendɪŋz/
plural of “ending” — the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
glennounUS /ɡlen/
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
grinnounUS /ɡrɪn/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
Havin
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From this reading Havin' a picnic?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
hutnounUS /hʌt/
temporary military shelter
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
Parloe
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From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
picnicnounUS /ˈpɪknɪk/
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading Havin' a picnic?"
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
pottering
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From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
squatter's
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From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
sternlyadverbUS /ˈstɜːrnli/
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "All together, air ye?
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
We've
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From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, well, well!" he croaked.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
yardnounUS /jɑːrd/
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS When the pony carriage drove into the little clearing about the squatter's hut, Parloe was pottering about the yard and he stood up and looked at them with arms akimbo and a growing grin upon his sly face.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "All together, air ye?
yonderadjectiveUS /ˈjɑːndər/
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "We've been down yonder in the glen," said Tom, sternly.
