adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
CamelnounUS /ˈkæməl/
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Next they came to a garden, inclosed by a high wall, with a wicket gate at one end.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
fillverbUS /fɪl/
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Next they came to a garden, inclosed by a high wall, with a wicket gate at one end.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Next they came to a garden, inclosed by a high wall, with a wicket gate at one end.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
inclosed
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From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
jeeringlyadverb
in a disrespectful jeering manner
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
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 The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
NextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next they came to a garden, inclosed by a high wall, with a wicket gate at one end.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Next they came to a garden, inclosed by a high wall, with a wicket gate at one end.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
outsideadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
PignounUS /pɪɡ/
domestic swine
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
plantsnounUS /plænts/
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
reachingnounUS /ˈriːtʃɪŋ/
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
wallnounUS /wɔːl/
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Pig entered by the gate, and, after having eaten his fill of the vegetables within, came out, laughing at the poor Camel, who had had to stay outside because he was too tall to enter the garden by the gate, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
wicketnounUS /ˈwɪkət/
cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
From this reading Next they came to a garden, inclosed by a high wall, with a wicket gate at one end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next they came to a garden, inclosed by a high wall, with a wicket gate at one end.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Camel stood on this side of the wall, and reaching the plants within by means of his long neck, made a breakfast on them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They came to a garden, inclosed by a low wall without any opening.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he turned, jeeringly to the Pig, who had been standing at the bottom of the wall, without even having a look at the good things in the garden, and said, “Now, would you be tall or short?”
