adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
DeernounUS /dɪr/
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
dividedadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪdɪd/
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
flat-horned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading There the others found him when they arrived.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There the others found him when they arrived.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
lessonnounUS /ˈlesən/
a unit of instruction
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
Lightfoot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
OldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There the others found him when they arrived.
round-horned
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
schoolnounUS /skuːl/
an educational institution
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
sun-up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There the others found him when they arrived.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There the others found him when they arrived.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “The Deer family,” began Old Mother Nature, “is divided into two branches--the round-horned and the flat-horned.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading In fact, he arrived before sun-up and, lying down in a little thicket close at hand, made himself very comfortable to wait for the opening of school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lightfoot the Deer was the first one on hand the next morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There the others found him when they arrived.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, not for anything would he have missed that lesson about his big cousins.
