adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
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 All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I couldn’t see that we ever gained an inch on that ring.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STORM And it got lonesomer and lonesomer.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
couldn't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
emptyverbUS /ˈempti/
make void or empty of contents
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading I couldn’t see that we ever gained an inch on that ring.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
gainedverbUS /ɡeɪnd/
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading I couldn’t see that we ever gained an inch on that ring.
gitnounUS /ɡɪt/
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading STORM And it got lonesomer and lonesomer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn’t see that we ever gained an inch on that ring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading I couldn’t see that we ever gained an inch on that ring.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STORM And it got lonesomer and lonesomer.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
lonesomer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STORM And it got lonesomer and lonesomer.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
oceannounUS /ˈoʊʃən/
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
plumbverbUS /plʌm/
measure the depth of something
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
ringverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I couldn’t see that we ever gained an inch on that ring.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
STORMverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading STORM And it got lonesomer and lonesomer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
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 All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
wavesnounUS /weɪvz/
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We was racing along like a prairie fire, but it never made any difference, we couldn’t seem to git past that center no way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was the big sky up there, empty and awful deep; and the ocean down there without a thing on it but just the waves.
yesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading All around us was a ring, where the sky and the water come together; yes, a monstrous big ring it was, and we right in the dead center of it—plumb in the center.
