AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They painted all day and every day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
BakernounUS /ˈbeɪkər/
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
BARKnounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They painted all day and every day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/
being one more than seventeen
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They painted all day and every day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/
someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
Gordon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
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 The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
insistedverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstəd/
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
JonathannounUS /ˈdʒɑːnəθən/
red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
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 And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
Margaret
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
millverbUS /mɪl/
move about in a confused manner
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
mill-dam
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
millernounUS /ˈmɪlər/
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
OlivernounUS /ˈɑːləvər/
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
onesnounUS /wʌnz/
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
paintedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪntɪd/
coated with paint
From this reading They painted all day and every day.
paintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
polenounUS /poʊl/
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
posedadjectiveUS /poʊzd/
arranged for pictorial purposes
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
primverbUS /prɪm/
assume a prim appearance
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
rareadjectiveUS /rer/
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
reportverbUS /riˈpɔːrt/
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
saplingnounUS /ˈsæplɪŋ/
young tree
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
school-children
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
school-mistress
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
sinceritynounUS /sɪnˈserəti/
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
SLANTverbUS /slænt/
lie obliquely
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
spectaclesnounUS /ˈspektəkəlz/
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
stringnounUS /strɪŋ/
a lightweight cord
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They painted all day and every day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
troutnounUS /traʊt/
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading And old Jonathan Gordon, the fisherman, posed, too, with a string of trout in one hand and a long pole cut from a sapling in the other.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading UNDER A BARK SLANT The weeks that followed were rare ones for Margaret and Oliver.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little school-children posed for them, and so did the prim school-mistress, a girl of eighteen in spectacles with hair cut short in the neck.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And once our two young comrades painted the mill-dam and the mill--Oliver doing the first and Margaret the last; and Baker, the miller, caught them at it, and insisted in all sincerity that some of the money which the pictures brought must come to him, if the report were true that painters did get money for pictures.
