adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
bagnounUS /bæɡ/
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
bangverbUS /bæŋ/
strike violently
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
cookverbUS /kʊk/
prepare a hot meal
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
CountrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
cupboardnounUS /ˈkʌbərd/
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
gnawedverbUS /nɔːd/
past form of “gnaw” — bite or chew on with the teeth
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
holenounUS /hoʊl/
an opening into or through something
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
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From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
invitedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvaɪtəd/
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
jarsnounUS /dʒɑːrz/
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
kitchennounUS /ˈkɪtʃən/
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
lowestadjectiveUS /ˈloʊəst/
lowest in rank or importance
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
luckyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌki/
occurring by chance
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
micenounUS /maɪs/
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
MousenounUS /maʊs/
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
nibbleverbUS /ˈnɪbəl/
bite off very small pieces
From this reading The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.
nibbledverbUS /ˈnɪbəld/
past form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
stonenounUS /stoʊn/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, on the lowest shelf, behind some stone jars, stood a big paper bag of brown sugar.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour.
