adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
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 The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
Boulianne
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From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they had innumerable vices.
Carcajounoun
stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
From this reading Their leader, Carcajou, had a fleece like a merino ram.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
dealverbUS /diːl/
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
fasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/
more quickly
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
fleecenounUS /fliːs/
the wool of a sheep or similar animal
From this reading Their leader, Carcajou, had a fleece like a merino ram.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
innumerableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnuːmərəbəl/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading But they had innumerable vices.
leadernounUS /ˈliːdər/
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading Their leader, Carcajou, had a fleece like a merino ram.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Their leader, Carcajou, had a fleece like a merino ram.
mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
merinonounUS /mərˈiːnoʊ/
white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality
From this reading Their leader, Carcajou, had a fleece like a merino ram.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
Ovide
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From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
Pichou
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From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
ramverbUS /ræm/
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading Their leader, Carcajou, had a fleece like a merino ram.
recalcitrantadjectiveUS /rɪˈkælsɪtrənt/
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
sledgeverbUS /sledʒ/
transport in a sleigh
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
snownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
subjectsnounUS /ˈsʌbdʒɪkts/
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their leader, Carcajou, had a fleece like a merino ram.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
vicesnounUS /ˈvaɪsəz/
plural of “vice” — moral weakness
From this reading But they had innumerable vices.
villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading There were five of them, and up to this time they had been the best team in the village.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading They had one virtue: under the whip they could whirl a sledge over the snow farther and faster than a horse could trot in a day.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The most recalcitrant subjects with whom Pichou had to deal in all these matters were the team of Ovide Boulianne.
