adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
barbedadjectiveUS /bɑːrbd/
capable of wounding
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
camp-fire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where will it halt in the early dusk, And where will the camp-fire gleam?
canyonnounUS /ˈkænjən/
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Where will it halt in the early dusk, And where will the camp-fire gleam?
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Where will it halt in the early dusk, And where will the camp-fire gleam?
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
fenceverbUS /fens/
enclose with a fence
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
fordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
GetverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
gleamverbUS /ɡliːm/
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Where will it halt in the early dusk, And where will the camp-fire gleam?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading Where will it halt in the early dusk, And where will the camp-fire gleam?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where will it halt in the early dusk, And where will the camp-fire gleam?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
it's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
kill-horse
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
ploughnounUS /plaʊ/
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
road'snounUS /roʊdz/
possessive form of “road” — an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a large beer glass
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
ScootverbUS /skuːt/
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
shortestadjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtɪst/
superlative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
slopenounUS /sloʊp/
an elevated geological formation
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
trailsnounUS /treɪlz/
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
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 They used to take the shortest cut The cattle trails had made; Get down the hill by the easy slope To the water and the shade.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
wheelverbUS /wiːl/
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading O, was it a schooner last went by, And where will it ford the stream?
wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Have you an eye for the laden wheel, The worn tire or the new?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it's barbed wire fence, and section line, And kill-horse travel now; Scoot you down the canyon bank, -- The old road's under plough.
