adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It would be strange to drown in a barrel of sugar!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
BACKadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
barrelnounUS /ˈbærəl/
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be strange to drown in a barrel of sugar!
BoldadjectiveUS /boʊld/
fearless and daring
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
buriedadjectiveUS /ˈberid/
placed in a grave
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If I don't do that, I may drown," he thought.
don't
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From this reading "If I don't do that, I may drown," he thought.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading "If I don't do that, I may drown," he thought.
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
opinion or judgment
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
grainsnounUS /ɡreɪnz/
plural of “grain” — a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I don't do that, I may drown," he thought.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I don't do that, I may drown," he thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It would be strange to drown in a barrel of sugar!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be strange to drown in a barrel of sugar!
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "If I don't do that, I may drown," he thought.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
nosenounUS /noʊz/
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
paintedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪntɪd/
coated with paint
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
scrambledadjectiveUS /ˈskræmbəld/
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
SoldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
standverbUS /stænd/
be standing; be upright
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
stickingadjectiveUS /ˈstɪkɪŋ/
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
STOREnounUS /stɔːr/
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "It would be strange to drown in a barrel of sugar!
sugarnounUS /ˈʃʊɡər/
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If I don't do that, I may drown," he thought.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "If I don't do that, I may drown," he thought.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
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 BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want to do that!"
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
wiggledverbUS /ˈwɪɡəld/
past form of “wiggle” — move to and fro
From this reading BACK TO THE STORE The moment he had fallen into the barrel of sugar the Bold Tin Soldier scrambled to his feet and wiggled around until he got his head sticking up above the pile of sweet, white grains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So he wiggled around until he could stand upright, buried to his neck in the sugar, but with his head out so he could look around with his painted tin eyes and breathe through his tin nose.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be strange to drown in a barrel of sugar!
