adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a feeling of craving something
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
automobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
boysnounUS /bɔɪz/
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
criedverbUS /kraɪd/
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
diningnounUS /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/
the act of eating dinner
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
drivernounUS /ˈdraɪvər/
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading The enclosed touring car had just entered and the driver had shut off the power.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The enclosed touring car had just entered and the driver had shut off the power.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading The boys ran out and made their way through the rain to the garage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
HOTadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading The enclosed touring car had just entered and the driver had shut off the power.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/
take the midday meal
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The boys ran out and made their way through the rain to the garage.
mudnounUS /mʌd/
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The enclosed touring car had just entered and the driver had shut off the power.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The boys ran out and made their way through the rain to the garage.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The enclosed touring car had just entered and the driver had shut off the power.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The boys ran out and made their way through the rain to the garage.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The boys ran out and made their way through the rain to the garage.
recognizedadjectiveUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪzd/
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
SamnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The enclosed touring car had just entered and the driver had shut off the power.
splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys ran out and made their way through the rain to the garage.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is that car!" cried Sam, as he recognized the driver.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then they saw an automobile come splashing through the mud of the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys ran out and made their way through the rain to the garage.
touringverbUS /ˈtʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading The enclosed touring car had just entered and the driver had shut off the power.
TRAILnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The boys ran out and made their way through the rain to the garage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOT ON THE TRAIL The boys had no appetite, but as they were in the dining room they ordered a light lunch and paid for it.
