adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading At last he said to the boy:
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
fairynounUS /ˈferi/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
formnounUS /fɔːrm/
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
GaelicadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪlɪk/
relating to or characteristic of the Celts
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At last he said to the boy:
Leprecaun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
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 Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What is your name, a vic vig O?”
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “What is your name, a vic vig O?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At last he said to the boy:
salutationnoun
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
SittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Sitting down before the two children he stared at them for a long time, and they stared back at him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
vic
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is your name, a vic vig O?”
vig
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is your name, a vic vig O?”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is your name, a vic vig O?”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading When the Leprecaun came through the pine wood on the following day he met two children at a little distance from the house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He raised his open right hand above his head (this is both the fairy and the Gaelic form of salutation), and would have passed on but that a thought brought him to a halt.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is your name, a vic vig O?”
