adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT was a day of dust and blaze.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was a day of dust and blaze.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading A month's summer wandering had baked him to gipsy brown.
barefootadjectiveUS /ˈberfʊt/
without shoes
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
bareleggedadjective
having the legs uncovered by clothing
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
Barney
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
BillnounUS /bɪl/
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading IT was a day of dust and blaze.
branchesnounUS /ˈbræntʃəz/
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
brownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
coatless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
dappledadjective
having spots or patches of color
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading IT was a day of dust and blaze.
dustverbUS /dʌst/
remove the dust from
From this reading IT was a day of dust and blaze.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
footboardnoun
a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
gipsynoun
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading A month's summer wandering had baked him to gipsy brown.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A month's summer wandering had baked him to gipsy brown.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
hatlessadjective
not wearing a hat
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A month's summer wandering had baked him to gipsy brown.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a day of dust and blaze.
joggedverbUS /dʒɑːɡd/
inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
lizardnounUS /ˈlɪzərd/
relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
millersnounUS /ˈmɪlərz/
plural of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
month'snounUS /mʌnθs/
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A month's summer wandering had baked him to gipsy brown.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was a day of dust and blaze.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
persistentadjectiveUS /pərˈsɪstənt/
never-ceasing
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
powderedadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊdərd/
consisting of fine particles
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
lacking in magnitude or quantity
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
silvered
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A month's summer wandering had baked him to gipsy brown.
tailnounUS /teɪl/
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A month's summer wandering had baked him to gipsy brown.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
vagabondnounUS /ˈvæɡəbɑːnd/
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading A month's summer wandering had baked him to gipsy brown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a day of dust and blaze.
waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading Dust lay thick on the ground, it filled the air, it silvered the lower branches of the wayside trees, it turned the old brown horse into a dappled grey, it powdered the black hair of Barney Bill and of Paul until they looked like vagabond millers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
whisking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They sat side by side on the footboard while the old horse jogged on, whisking flies away with a scanty but persistent tail.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Paul, barefoot and barelegged, hatless, coatless, absorbed blaze and dust with the animal content of a young lizard.
