adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
agenounUS /eɪdʒ/
how long something has existed
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
appointedadjectiveUS /əˈpɔɪntɪd/
subject to appointment
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
Curdie
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From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
Curdie's
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From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
dovenounUS /dʌv/
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
MissionnounUS /ˈmɪʃən/
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
partsnounUS /pɑːrts/
the local environment
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
steepernounUS /ˈstiːpər/
a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
tidyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪdi/
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
warmadjectiveUS /wɔːrm/
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was then down, and the warm first of the twilight filled the evening.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On his way to the bottom of the hill, he met his father coming up.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading He came rather wearily up the hill: the road, he thought, must have grown steeper in parts since he was Curdie's age.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Curdie's Mission The next night Curdie went home from the mine a little earlier than usual, to make himself tidy before going to the dove tower.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The princess had not appointed an exact time for him to be there; he would go as near the time he had gone first as he could.
