adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/
confined by bonds
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
canyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
captorsnounUS /ˈkæptərz/
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
FamilynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
firedadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪərd/
having lost your job
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
flattenedadjectiveUS /ˈflætənd/
having been flattened
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
FlyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/
moving swiftly
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
forenoonnoun
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
foughtverbUS /fɔːt/
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
HnounUS /eɪtʃ/
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
hillsnounUS /hɪlz/
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/
in a hopeless manner
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
IrishnounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃ/
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
KidverbUS /kɪd/
tell false information to for fun
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
lieverbUS /laɪ/
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
midstnounUS /mɪdst/
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
others
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
OwensnounUS /ˈoʊənz/
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
PinknounUS /pɪŋk/
a light shade of red
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
pistol-shot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
red-eyed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
signalsnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/
plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
sullenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌlən/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
tiedadjectiveUS /taɪd/
bound or secured closely
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
trappedadjectiveUS /træpt/
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
WearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
