adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
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 He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
boiledadjectiveUS /bɔɪld/
cooked in hot water
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
ButlernounUS /ˈbʌtlər/
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
campnounUS /kæmp/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
cupnounUS /kʌp/
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
daybreaknounUS /ˈdeɪbreɪk/
the first light of day
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
eatenverbUS /ˈiːtən/
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
eggsnounUS /eɡz/
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
gorgeverbUS /ɡɔːrdʒ/
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
GuessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
munchedverbUS /mʌntʃt/
past form of “munch” — chew noisily
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
PLUCKverbUS /plʌk/
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
simplyadverbUS /ˈsɪmpli/
and nothing more
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
slowadjectiveUS /sloʊ/
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
stomachnounUS /ˈstʌmək/
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
sulphurverbUS /ˈsʌlfər/
treat with sulphur in order to preserve
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/
the first light of day
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
TadnounUS /tæd/
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
THROUGHprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
unevenadjectiveUS /əˈniːvən/
not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He had eaten no breakfast, having simply taken a cup of sulphur water, believing that he could make better time on an empty stomach.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He started off at a slow trot which he kept up over the rough, uneven ground until some time after sunrise, all the time keeping the mountain gorge in sight so that he might not lose his way.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Guess it will be a good thing to rest for half an hour," he said to himself.
WINNINGadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading WINNING THROUGH PLUCK Tad Butler had left the camp at daybreak.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, he now sat down and munched on one of the three hard boiled eggs he had taken with him.
