AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Wash Gibbs and a crony from the river.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
CHAMPIONnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading THE CHAMPION.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
companionnounUS /kəmˈpænjən/
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
cronynounUS /ˈkroʊni/
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading It was Wash Gibbs and a crony from the river.
distillerynounUS /dɪˈstɪləri/
a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was Wash Gibbs and a crony from the river.
funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
GibbsnounUS /ɡɪbz/
United States chemist (1839-1903)
From this reading It was Wash Gibbs and a crony from the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Wash Gibbs and a crony from the river.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
LanenounUS /leɪn/
a narrow way or road
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
laughedverbUS /læft/
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
Ollie
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From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
recklessadjectiveUS /ˈrekləs/
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading It was Wash Gibbs and a crony from the river.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
seatnounUS /siːt/
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHAMPION.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
uproariouslyadverb
in a hilarious manner
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
valleynounUS /ˈvæli/
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Wash Gibbs and a crony from the river.
WashverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading It was Wash Gibbs and a crony from the river.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had stopped at the distillery on their way, and were just enough under the influence of drink to be funny and reckless.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When they caught sight of Ollie Stewart and Miss Lane, Wash said something to his companion, at which both laughed uproariously.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A big wagon, with two men on the seat, appeared coming up the valley road.
