adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/
the lower side of anything
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
capriciousadjectiveUS /kəˈprɪʃəs/
changeable
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
crossingnounUS /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/
traveling across
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
edgenounUS /edʒ/
the boundary of a surface
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
enterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
hinderverbUS /ˈhɪndər/
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
Pedro's
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From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
ropenounUS /roʊp/
a strong line
From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
runawaysnounUS /ˈrʌnəweɪz/
plural of “runaway” — an easy victory
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
six-shooternoun
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “There’s your six-shooter.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
There's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s your six-shooter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense growth of bushes
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
trailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
VirginiannounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjən/
a native or resident of Virginia
From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
water'snounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/
possessive form of “water” — binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must hinder that,” said the Virginian; and he dropped Pedro’s rope.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The sun was gone from the peaks when at length the other side of the stream opened into a long wide meadow.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading The trail they followed, after crossing a flat willow thicket by the water, ran into dense pines, that here for the first time reached all the way down to the water’s edge.
willowsnounUS /ˈwɪloʊz/
plural of “willow” — any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The two men came out of the willows, and saw ahead the capricious runaways leave the bottom and go up the hill and enter the wood.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’s your six-shooter.
