adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
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 "Not high at all," he said.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not high at all," he said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
blowverbUS /bloʊ/
exhale hard
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
cluesnounUS /kluːz/
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
curiositynounUS /ˌkjʊriˈɑːsəti/
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
daisiesnounUS /ˈdeɪziz/
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading "In fact, sometimes I do cut off the tops of tall daisies.
detectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtektəd/
perceived or discerned
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
effectsnounUS /ɪˈfekts/
property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "In fact, sometimes I do cut off the tops of tall daisies.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
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 "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
fullyadverbUS /ˈfʊli/
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
grassverbUS /ɡræs/
shoot down, of birds
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
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From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In fact, sometimes I do cut off the tops of tall daisies.
identitynounUS /aɪˈdentɪtiː/
the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
intrudernounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdər/
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
NestornounUS /ˈnestər/
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not high at all," he said.
notenounUS /noʊt/
a brief written record
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
obtainedverbUS /əbˈteɪnd/
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "In fact, sometimes I do cut off the tops of tall daisies.
recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not high at all," he said.
skimmingnounUS /ˈskɪmɪŋ/
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "In fact, sometimes I do cut off the tops of tall daisies.
spitenounUS /spaɪt/
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "In fact, sometimes I do cut off the tops of tall daisies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of many inquiries, no clues to his identity had been obtained.
TomnounUS /tɑːm/
male cat
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading "In fact, sometimes I do cut off the tops of tall daisies.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How high do you go when you 'cut grass,' as you call it?" asked Miss Nestor, and Tom thought he detected a note of eager curiosity in her voice.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "It means skimming along a few feet up in the air," answered the young inventor, who had now fully recovered from the effects of the blow given him by the midnight intruder.
