adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Taking my handkerchief, I mopped it away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
bullnounUS /bʊl/
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/
carefully weighed
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
deathnounUS /deθ/
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
encounterverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntər/
come together
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of escaping physically
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
foreheadnounUS /ˈfɔːrhed/
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
goredverbUS /ɡɔːrd/
past form of “gore” — wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
handkerchiefnounUS /ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf/
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading Taking my handkerchief, I mopped it away.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
infuriatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfjʊrieɪtɪd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
madadjectiveUS /mæd/
roused to anger
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
moppedverbUS /mɑːpt/
inflected form of “mop” — to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
From this reading Taking my handkerchief, I mopped it away.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
SAMMY
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From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
sighverbUS /saɪ/
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
SIMPSONnounUS /ˈsɪmpsən/
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
sweatnounUS /swet/
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
TakingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Taking my handkerchief, I mopped it away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had once heard of a man being gored to death by just such an infuriated creature, and I considered that I had had a narrow escape.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I put my hand to my forehead and found the cold sweat standing out upon it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SAMMY SIMPSON I gave a sigh of relief when the bull was gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The encounter with the mad animal had been no laughing matter.
