adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
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 AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
BARNnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
byrenoun
a barn for cows
From this reading "Open the yett!" cried Jess, from the byre door.
chainsnounUS /tʃeɪnz/
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
clankverbUS /klæŋk/
make a clank
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
coolnessnounUS /ˈkuːlnəs/
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Open the yett!" cried Jess, from the byre door.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Open the yett!" cried Jess, from the byre door.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
ENDnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Open the yett!" cried Jess, from the byre door.
Grannoch
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From this reading Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
hatnounUS /hæt/
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
Hornie
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From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
jangleverbUS /ˈdʒæŋɡəl/
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
Jess
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From this reading "Open the yett!" cried Jess, from the byre door.
Jess's
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From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
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 Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
loosenedadjectiveUS /ˈluːsənd/
straightened out
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
milkedverbUS /mɪlkt/
past form of “milk” — take milk from female mammals
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
necksnounUS /neks/
plural of “neck” — the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Open the yett!" cried Jess, from the byre door.
recognizedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
Saunders
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From this reading Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
Specky
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From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saunders heard the clank and jangle of the neck chains of Hornie and Specky and the rest, as they fell from their necks, loosened by Jess's hand.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
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 Saunders was standing at the end of the barn, looking down the long valley of the Grannoch water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a sweet coolness in the air, which he vaguely recognized by taking off his hat.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AT THE BARN END In a little while the cows were all milked.
yett
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From this reading "Open the yett!" cried Jess, from the byre door.
