adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
appeasingadjectiveUS /əˈpiːzɪŋ/
intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
bushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
catchverbUS /kætʃ/
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
curledadjectiveUS /kɜːrld/
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
didn't
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From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
efficiencynounUS /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/
the ratio of the output to the input of any system
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
fore-foot
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From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/
highest in quality
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
HerbertnounUS /ˈhɜːrbərt/
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Right here is my efficiency and desire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
I'm
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From this reading I'm none so slow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Right here is my efficiency and desire.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/
held up in the air
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
movementsnounUS /ˈmuːvmənts/
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Right here is my efficiency and desire.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I'm none so slow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
RightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right here is my efficiency and desire.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading I'm none so slow.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm none so slow.
SpencernounUS /ˈspensər/
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
thirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I didn't have to wait till I was thirty to catch mine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Herbert Spencer was nearly forty before he caught the vision of his greatest efficiency and desire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dog addressed lifted first one fore-foot and then the other with quick, appeasing movements, curled his bush of a tail about them again, and laughed across the fire.
