adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
accidentnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Should he meet with an accident!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
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 Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Should he meet with an accident!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
bonesnounUS /boʊnz/
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
careeringverbUS /kərˈɪrɪŋ/
-ing form of “career” — move headlong at high speed
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
conveyedverbUS /kənˈveɪd/
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
dispatchverbUS /dɪˈspætʃ/
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
driversnounUS /ˈdraɪvərz/
plural of “driver” — the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
familiaradjectiveUS /fəˈmɪljər/
well known or easily recognized
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
fearfuladjectiveUS /ˈfɪrfəl/
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
frightfullyadverbUS /ˈfraɪtfəli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
Genevra
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/
a young female
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
glancedverbUS /ɡlænst/
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
instructedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
litigationnounUS /ˌlɪtəˈɡeɪʃən/
a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
log-cabin
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
MailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
maimednounUS /meɪmd/
people who are wounded
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading Should he meet with an accident!
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
OverlandadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlænd/
traveling or passing over land
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
preventverbUS /prɪˈvent/
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
privatelyadverbUS /ˈpraɪvətli/
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
retreatingverbUS /riˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
rollingadjectiveUS /ˈroʊlɪŋ/
uttered with a trill
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he meet with an accident!
sighedverbUS /saɪd/
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
stagenounUS /steɪdʒ/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
tediousadjectiveUS /ˈtiːdiəs/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to dispatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
Tompkins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
unbrokenadjectiveUS /ənˈbroʊkən/
marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
vehiclenounUS /ˈviːhɪkəl/
a conveyance that transports people or objects
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “He may never return again,” sighed the young girl, as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,—“at least, with unbroken bones.
