adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
anxiousadjectiveUS /ˈæŋkʃəs/
eagerly desirous
From this reading 'Bless your dear old heart for being so anxious!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 'Bless your dear old heart for being so anxious!
BlessverbUS /bles/
give a benediction to
From this reading 'Bless your dear old heart for being so anxious!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
canteringadjective
riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
ChampionnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
danglingnounUS /ˈdæŋɡəlɪŋ/
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading 'Bless your dear old heart for being so anxious!
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
fearedverbUS /fɪrd/
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
Festy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'Bless your dear old heart for being so anxious!
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
loseverbUS /luːz/
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What made ye think that?'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
nitnounUS /nɪt/
a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, nunc.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
nunc
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, nunc.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'Bless your dear old heart for being so anxious!
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
ridernounUS /ˈraɪdər/
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Bless your dear old heart for being so anxious!
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
stirrupsnounUS /ˈstɜːrəps/
plural of “stirrup” — support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What made ye think that?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What made ye think that?'
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
TisnounUS /tɪz/
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What made ye think that?'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Champion passed me about an hour ago, when I was in hiding--poor timid soul of me, for I had nothing to lose by the French coming--and he looked awful with the stirrups dangling and the saddle empty.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading What made ye think that?'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Tis a gloomy sight, Festy, to see a horse cantering without a rider, and I thought you had been--feared you had been thrown off and killed as dead as a nit.'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Bless your dear old heart for being so anxious!
