adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
admittedverbUS /ədˈmɪtɪd/
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
alarmedadjectiveUS /əˈlɑːrmd/
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading He told the minister and the minister alarmed the town.
Alf
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From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told the minister and the minister alarmed the town.
armnounUS /ɑːrm/
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
badadjectiveUS /bæd/
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
briefadjectiveUS /briːf/
of short duration or distance
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
crawlin
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From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
cussnounUS /kʌs/
a persistently annoying person
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
DisappearsverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
explainedverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnd/
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told the minister and the minister alarmed the town.
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 To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/
set down according to a plan
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
listenverbUS /ˈlɪsən/
hear with intention
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
ministernounUS /ˈmɪnəstər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading He told the minister and the minister alarmed the town.
mornin
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From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
outskirtsnounUS /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
Rast
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From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
Reesling
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From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
Rosalie
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From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He told the minister and the minister alarmed the town.
ThingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
Tinkletown
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From this reading Rosalie Disappears Things had happened in Tinkletown that night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told the minister and the minister alarmed the town.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "He came crawlin' up to my place about six o'clock in the mornin'," explained Alf, "an' I took the poor cuss in.
topnounUS /tɑːp/
the upper part of anything
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He told the minister and the minister alarmed the town.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To be brief, Alf admitted that 'Rast Little was at his house in the outskirts of the village, laid up with a broken arm and a bad cut in the top of his head.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Alf Reesling finally found some one who would listen to his story.
