Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
av
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
away
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
back
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
bad
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
beddin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
bet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
better
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
blankets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
butter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
cabbages
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
cabin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
camp
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
cellar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
coats
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
comin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
coyote
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
dollar's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
duck
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
dug
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
fer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
fifty-poun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
filled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
flour
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
full
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
gets
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
gorry
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
got
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
hammicks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
hill
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
hole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
I'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
inty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
it'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
kape
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
kapes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
layin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
leanto
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
like
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
lope
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
made
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
maybe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
men
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
money
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
mountains
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
nawthin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
needin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
ner
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
nicknacks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
nothin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
nuts
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
off
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
overshoes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
pilgrims
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
prepared
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
rabbit
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
rabbit's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
rain
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
roll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
sack
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
shnow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
sleep
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
sourdough
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
spuds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
squrls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
sugar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
summer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
sun
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
table
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
Tenderfeet
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
they'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
they've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' they've not got the beddin' they'll be needin', an' I'll bet money on it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
wan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
warrm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
way
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tenderfeet an' pilgrims they be, an' these mountains is no place fer such with winter comin' on--an' like to be a bad wan the way the squrls has been layin' away nuts."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
where's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
whin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
winter
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "They should have a cellar dug back av the cabin where's the hill the sun gets to, an' they should have it filled with spuds an' cabbages an' the like--but what have they got?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' that leanto them men sleep in is no better than nothin' an' if it kapes the rain off their blankets it'll not kape off the shnow, an' it won't kape off the wind at all.
worth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A dollar's worth av sugar, maybe, an' a fifty-poun' sack av flour, an' maybe a roll av butter an' a table full of nicknacks which they could do without--an' winter comin' on like the lope av a coyote after a rabbit, an' them no better prepared than the rabbit, ner so, fer the rabbit's maybe got a hole he can duck inty an' they have nawthin' but the summer camp they've made, an' _hammicks_, by gorry, whin they should have warrm overshoes an' sourdough coats!
