Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
big
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
birds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
branch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
break
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But no sound came to break the stillness.
breath
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no sound came to break the stillness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But no sound came to break the stillness.
case
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
chattering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
come
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
day
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
done
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
gravest
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no news to me that I stood in the gravest peril.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
hear
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
held
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was no news to me that I stood in the gravest peril.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no news to me that I stood in the gravest peril.
life
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
listened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
little
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
look
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
many
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was no news to me that I stood in the gravest peril.
monkey
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
news
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no news to me that I stood in the gravest peril.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no sound came to break the stillness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
peril
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no news to me that I stood in the gravest peril.
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
SaveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
shots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
solitary
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
sound
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But no sound came to break the stillness.
stillness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But no sound came to break the stillness.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It was no news to me that I stood in the gravest peril.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
surrounded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
swung
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But no sound came to break the stillness.
thinking
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But no sound came to break the stillness.
tops
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
went
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
woods
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Save for the birds among the tops of the trees, and a big, solitary monkey that swung himself from branch to branch, chattering as he went, I was surrounded by the silence of the woods.
worth
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such had been the case for many a day; and--as I have said--I had come to look upon life as of little worth.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I held my breath and listened, thinking that I would hear other shots, as I had done before.
