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 gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
aëroplane
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From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
fortunateadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənət/
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
gangnounUS /ɡæŋ/
an association of criminals
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
Jeb
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From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
laughableadjectiveUS /ˈlæfəbəl/
so unreasonable as to invite derision
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
moonshiners
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From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
ParkernounUS /ˈpɑːrkər/
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
PARKER'SnounUS /ˈpɑːrkərz/
possessive form of “parker” — United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading PARKER'S STORY.
Peggy
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From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
pressedadjectiveUS /prest/
compacted by ironing
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
rifleverbUS /ˈraɪfəl/
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
Roy
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From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
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 PARKER'S STORY.
stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
thankverbUS /θæŋk/
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
wasn't
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From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I guess we have that aëroplane ride we gave to Jeb to thank for that," laughed Roy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was a gang of moonshiners that you stumbled across," said Mr. Parker, when they told him of their adventure; "you were fortunate to escape as you did."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It wasn't so laughable, though, when he pressed that rifle to your neck," declared Peggy.
