adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading He pulled himself to his feet and again moved toward the door.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
bulletnounUS /ˈbʊlət/
a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
ChesternounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
disappearingnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He pulled himself to his feet and again moved toward the door.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He pulled himself to his feet and again moved toward the door.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
floornounUS /flɔːr/
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
grazedadjectiveUS /ɡreɪzd/
scraped or touched lightly in passing
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He pulled himself to his feet and again moved toward the door.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCLE JOHN SHOWS HIS METTLE.
hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading UNCLE JOHN SHOWS HIS METTLE.
legnounUS /leɡ/
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
METTLEnounUS /ˈmetəl/
the courage to carry on
From this reading UNCLE JOHN SHOWS HIS METTLE.
movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He pulled himself to his feet and again moved toward the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
painnounUS /peɪn/
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
pulledverbUS /pʊld/
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He pulled himself to his feet and again moved toward the door.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
sharpadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
SHOWSnounUS /ʃoʊz/
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading UNCLE JOHN SHOWS HIS METTLE.
skinnounUS /skɪn/
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He pulled himself to his feet and again moved toward the door.
UNCLEnounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE JOHN SHOWS HIS METTLE.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He saw Chester disappearing ahead of him, and his first thought was to get up and hurry after him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Uncle John fell to the floor, his first feeling was one of anger.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He scarcely felt the sharp pain in his leg, where a bullet had grazed the skin.
