Amalon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
BentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
BishopnounUS /ˈbɪʃəp/
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
buffalo-bull
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
cañon
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From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
CrossverbUS /krɔːs/
travel across or pass over
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
Follett
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From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
FootnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
fringenounUS /frɪndʒ/
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
hatnounUS /hæt/
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
irrelevancenounUS /ˌɪˈreləvəns/
the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
looksnounUS /lʊks/
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/
most important element
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
northernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
perplexitynounUS /pərˈpleksəti/
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
PrudencenounUS /ˈpruːdəns/
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
pullverbUS /pʊl/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
rodeverbUS /roʊd/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
shedding-time
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
stareverbUS /ster/
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “He must have been on his way to our house,” Prudence called.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Little Bent Man at the Foot of the Cross It was dusk when they rode down the hill together.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
whiskernounUS /ˈwɪskər/
a very small distance or space
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
whiskersnounUS /ˈwɪskərz/
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “With that hair and whiskers,” answered Follett, with some irrelevance, “he looks like an old buffalo-bull just before shedding-time.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They followed the cañon road to its meeting with the main highway at the northern edge of Amalon.
WrightnounUS /raɪt/
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading Where the roads joined they passed Bishop Wright, who, with his hat off, turned to stare at them, and to pull at his fringe of whisker in seeming perplexity.
