adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cattle were driven out to water and pasture.
apartadverbUS /əˈpɑːrt/
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
astiradjective
out of bed
From this reading Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
breakfastsnounUS /ˈbrekfəsts/
plural of “breakfast” — the first meal of the day (usually in the morning)
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading The cattle were driven out to water and pasture.
childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
clusteredadjectiveUS /ˈklʌstərd/
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
coffeenounUS /ˈkɑːfi/
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
cookedadjectiveUS /kʊkt/
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
dawnnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
daylightnounUS /ˈdeɪlaɪt/
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
drewnounUS /druː/
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The cattle were driven out to water and pasture.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
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 Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
Nephi
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
night-watch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The cattle were driven out to water and pasture.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
pasturenounUS /ˈpæstʃər/
a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading The cattle were driven out to water and pasture.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
requiresverbUS /riˈkwaɪərz/
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
sharingnounUS /ˈʃerɪŋ/
using or enjoying something jointly with others
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
sleepilyadverbUS /ˈsliːpəli/
in a sleepy manner
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
slowestadverbUS /ˈsloʊəst/
most slowly
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cattle were driven out to water and pasture.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
unchainedadjective
not bound by shackles and chains
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Long before daylight the camp at Nephi was astir.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The cattle were driven out to water and pasture.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It requires time to get a large train such as ours under way, for its speed is the speed of the slowest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cattle were driven out to water and pasture.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The children, in the chill of dawn, clustered about the fires, sharing places, here and there, with the last relief of the night-watch waiting sleepily for coffee.
womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
yoking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the men unchained the wheels and drew the wagons apart and clear for yoking in, the women cooked forty breakfasts over forty fires.
