abruptlyadverbUS /əˈbrʌptli/
quickly and without warning
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
Ah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!”
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
alluringadjectiveUS /əˈlʊrɪŋ/
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Dear fellow, I want to go alone,” she replied.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear fellow, I want to go alone,” she replied.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading “Dear fellow, I want to go alone,” she replied.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
forcenounUS /fɔːrs/
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
full-grownadjective
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
gailyadverbUS /ˈɡeɪli/
in a gay manner
From this reading “I’ll go with you,” he said, gaily.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I’ll go with you,” he said, gaily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ll go with you,” he said, gaily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
hideverbUS /haɪd/
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dear fellow, I want to go alone,” she replied.
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll go with you,” he said, gaily.
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
Madeline
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
mesanounUS /ˈmeɪsə/
flat tableland with steep edges
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
ranchernounUS /ˈræntʃər/
a person who owns or operates a ranch
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Dear fellow, I want to go alone,” she replied.
restraintnounUS /rɪˈstreɪnt/
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
retiredadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrd/
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ll go with you,” he said, gaily.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
tenaciousadjectiveUS /təˈneɪʃəs/
good at remembering
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Dear fellow, I want to go alone,” she replied.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I’ll go with you,” he said, gaily.
wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Madeline thanked the rancher, and then rather abruptly retired to her room, where she felt no restraint to hide the force of that wonderful idea, now full-grown and tenacious and alluring.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Upon the next day, late in the afternoon, she asked Alfred if it would be safe for her to ride out to the mesa.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll go with you,” he said, gaily.
