adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
acresnounUS /ˈeɪkərz/
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
admonishedverbUS /ədˈmɑːnɪʃt/
past form of “admonish” — advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
From this reading "It was the land tricked us first," admonished Dave.
agrarianadjectiveUS /əˈɡreriən/
relating to farming or agriculture
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
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 Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
birdnounUS /bɜːrd/
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
Cowan
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From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
cumbering
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From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
Dave
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From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
farmersnounUS /ˈfɑːrmərz/
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
farmingnounUS /ˈfɑːrmɪŋ/
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "It was the land tricked us first," admonished Dave.
foolnounUS /fuːl/
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
footlooseadjectiveUS /ˈfʊtluːs/
free to go or do as one pleases
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
freeverbUS /friː/
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
humansnounUS /ˈhjuːmənz/
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was the land tricked us first," admonished Dave.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
mewed
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From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
patchnounUS /pætʃ/
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
pitiableadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiəbəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
plantedadjectiveUS /ˈplæntɪd/
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
pursuitsnounUS /pərˈsuːts/
plural of “pursuit” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
shockedadjectiveUS /ʃɑːkt/
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of all humans cumbering the earth Dave Cowan thought farmers the most pitiable.
tireless-winged
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From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
tradenounUS /treɪd/
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
trickedverbUS /trɪkt/
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading "It was the land tricked us first," admonished Dave.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To be mewed up for life on a few acres of land!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was the land tricked us first," admonished Dave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To this tireless-winged bird of passage farming was not a loose trade, and the news that his son was pledged to agrarian pursuits shocked him.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There we were, footloose and free, and some fool went and planted a patch of ground.
