adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
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 But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
augersnounUS /ˈɔːɡərz/
plural of “auger” — a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
bednounUS /bed/
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
cigarsnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːrz/
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
court-house
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From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
cow-hands
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From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
Dave's
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From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
drinksnounUS /drɪŋks/
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
gravitynounUS /ˈɡrævəti/
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
groupnounUS /ɡruːp/
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
headsnounUS /hedz/
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
KeepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
lucknounUS /lʌk/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
measlyadjectiveUS /ˈmiːzli/
contemptibly small in amount
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
PaulnounUS /pɔːl/
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
railnounUS /reɪl/
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
RebelnounUS /ˈrebəl/
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
sayingnounUS /ˈseɪɪŋ/
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
smileverbUS /smaɪl/
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
Sponsilier
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
stairsnounUS /sterz/
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
sure-enoughadjective
(used informally especially for emphasis) real or genuine
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
TABLESnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
to-day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading My memory is kind of hazy to-day, but I remember the drinks and the cigars all right, and saying to some one that this luck was too good to last.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But Dave’s gravity soon turned to a smile as he continued: “Did you fellows notice The Rebel and me sitting inside the rail among all the big augers?
TURNINGnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Paul, was it a dream, or did we sleep in a bed last night and have a sure-enough pillow under our heads?
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And here we are turned out in the cold world again, our fun all over, and now must go back to those measly cattle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES “Keep away from me, you common cow-hands,” said Sponsilier, as a group of us waited for him at the foot of the court-house stairs.
