againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
BeavernounUS /ˈbiːvər/
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
BigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
blessingsnounUS /ˈblesɪŋz/
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
bulrushes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Chugarum!” said Grandfather Frog in his great deep voice from the bulrushes.
Chugarum
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From this reading “Chugarum!” said Grandfather Frog in his great deep voice from the bulrushes.
climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Chugarum!” said Grandfather Frog in his great deep voice from the bulrushes.
dimpling
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
FrognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “Chugarum!” said Grandfather Frog in his great deep voice from the bulrushes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Chugarum!” said Grandfather Frog in his great deep voice from the bulrushes.
GrandfathernounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðər/
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Chugarum!” said Grandfather Frog in his great deep voice from the bulrushes.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
GreennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/
not accessible to view
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Chugarum!” said Grandfather Frog in his great deep voice from the bulrushes.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The bulrushes nodded, as if they too were thinking of this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
LaughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
MeadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
moonlightnounUS /ˈmuːnlaɪt/
the light of the Moon
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
MuskratnounUS /ˈmʌskræt/
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The bulrushes nodded, as if they too were thinking of this.
nooknounUS /nʊk/
a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
PaddynounUS /ˈpædi/
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Irish descent
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
PoolnounUS /puːl/
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
RocknounUS /rɑːk/
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
SmilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
spreadingnounUS /ˈspredɪŋ/
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading The bulrushes nodded, as if they too were thinking of this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The bulrushes nodded, as if they too were thinking of this.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The bulrushes nodded, as if they too were thinking of this.
troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “One never knows how great their blessings are until they have been lost and found again.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Chugarum!” said Grandfather Frog in his great deep voice from the bulrushes.
watchedverbUS /wɑːtʃt/
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading So said Jerry Muskrat, as he climbed up on the Big Rock in the middle of the Smiling Pool, with Paddy the Beaver beside him, and watched the dear Smiling Pool dimpling and smiling in the moonlight, as he had so often seen it before the great trouble had come.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The bulrushes nodded, as if they too were thinking of this.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The fair Green Meadows spreading wide, The Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook-- They fill our hearts with joy and pride; We love their every hidden nook.”
