adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
Bowden
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From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
disasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
fednounUS /fed/
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
hastenounUS /heɪst/
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
livesnounUS /lɪvz/
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
MostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
partedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrtɪd/
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
reasonsnounUS /ˈriːzənz/
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
restingverbUS /ˈrestɪŋ/
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
treasurenounUS /ˈtreʒər/
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road was new to me, as roads always are, going back.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were among the very last to return to our proper lives and lodgings.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came near to feeling like a true Bowden, and parted from certain new friends as if they were old friends; we were rich with the treasure of a new remembrance.
woodedadjectiveUS /ˈwʊdɪd/
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading At last we were in the high wagon again; the old white horse had been well fed in the Bowden barn, and we drove away and soon began to climb the long hill toward the wooded ridge.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Most of our companions had been full of anxious thoughts of home,--of the cows, or of young children likely to fall into disaster,--but we had no reasons for haste, and drove slowly along, talking and resting by the way.
