AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/
possessing life
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
aloudadverbUS /əˈlaʊd/
using the voice; not silently
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
BoldadjectiveUS /boʊld/
fearless and daring
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
BUNCHnounUS /bʌntʃ/
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
carelessadjectiveUS /ˈkerləs/
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
chapnounUS /tʃæp/
a boy or man
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
crunchingverbUS /ˈkrʌntʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “crunch” — make a crushing noise
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
friendnounUS /frend/
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I must not say a word!" thought the Soldier to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
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From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must not say a word!" thought the Soldier to himself.
imagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
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 But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must not say a word!" thought the Soldier to himself.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I must not say a word!" thought the Soldier to himself.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
rockersnounUS /ˈrɑːkərz/
originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
RockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "I must not say a word!" thought the Soldier to himself.
shoutverbUS /ʃaʊt/
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
SoldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Oh, dear me," said the White Rocking Horse to himself, when he heard the crunching sound, "something dreadful has happened!
storenounUS /stɔːr/
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
SWEETNESSnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
TadnounUS /tæd/
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I must not say a word!" thought the Soldier to himself.
TinnounUS /tɪn/
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
WhitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I must not say a word!" thought the Soldier to himself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he was a truly brave chap, and he knew it would never do to let that careless boy Tad know a Tin Soldier could pretend to be alive.
yellnounUS /jel/
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading A BUNCH OF SWEETNESS The Bold Tin Soldier wanted to shout aloud and yell when he felt the rockers of the White Rocking Horse going over him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you can just imagine how the White Rocking Horse felt when he was made to run over his dear friend from the toy store!
