adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
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 boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
bathedverbUS /beɪðd/
past form of “bathe” — cleanse the entire body
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
blanketnounUS /ˈblæŋkət/
bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
brooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
definiteadjectiveUS /ˈdefənət/
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
disturbverbUS /dɪˈstɜːrb/
move deeply
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
exhaustedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
filteringverbUS /ˈfɪltərɪŋ/
-ing form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
foldedverbUS /ˈfoʊldəd/
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
leavesnounUS /liːvz/
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
nearadverbUS /nɪr/
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
resumedverbUS /rɪˈzuːmd/
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
speedverbUS /spiːd/
move hurridly
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
sprangverbUS /spræŋ/
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
stridenounUS /straɪd/
a step in walking or running
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
swiftadjectiveUS /swɪft/
moving very fast
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
travelingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he sprang up, folded the blanket once more upon his back, and looked about him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Henry slept until a rosy light, filtering through the leaves, fell upon his face.
venisonnounUS /ˈvenəsən/
meat from a deer used as food
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing had come in the night to disturb him, no enemy was near, and the morning sun was bright and beautiful.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
(politics) a state of disfavor
From this reading The boy was making for a definite point, one that he knew well, although nearly all the rest of this wilderness was strange to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The venison was exhausted, but he bathed his face in the brook and resumed his journey, traveling with a long, swift stride that carried him at great speed.
