adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
aimverbUS /eɪm/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading He was very brave, too, you remember.
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
carryverbUS /ˈkæri/
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading He had large hands and fingers, and was wonderfully strong.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had large hands and fingers, and was wonderfully strong.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He had large hands and fingers, and was wonderfully strong.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
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From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
IndianadjectiveUS /ˈɪndiən/
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had large hands and fingers, and was wonderfully strong.
liftverbUS /lɪft/
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
PeoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He was very brave, too, you remember.
rideverbUS /raɪd/
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
shootverbUS /ʃuːt/
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/
successive (without a break)
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading He had large hands and fingers, and was wonderfully strong.
surveyingnounUS /sərˈveɪɪŋ/
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
tentnounUS /tent/
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
throwverbUS /θroʊ/
propel through the air
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was very brave, too, you remember.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He was very brave, too, you remember.
wagonnounUS /ˈwæɡən/
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/
close enough to be walked to
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
WashingtonnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
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 He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading People say that his great tent, which it took three men to carry, Washington could lift with one hand and throw into the wagon.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading He could shoot well, and almost never missed his aim; he was used to walking many miles when he was surveying, and he could ride any horse he liked, no matter how wild and fierce.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was tall and splendid then, over six feet high, and as straight as an Indian, with a rosy face and bright blue eyes.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading He had large hands and fingers, and was wonderfully strong.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He was very brave, too, you remember.
