adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again the dog came round.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
boltnounUS /boʊlt/
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Again the dog came round.
clearlyadverbUS /ˈklɪrli/
without doubt or question
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
dognounUS /dɔːɡ/
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Again the dog came round.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
forsakeverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪk/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
houndnounUS /haʊnd/
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
nervenounUS /nɜːrv/
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
rabbity
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
RagnounUS /ræɡ/
a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
RangernounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
roundnounUS /raʊnd/
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Again the dog came round.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
smellnounUS /smel/
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
sniff-sniffing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
soonadverbUS /suːn/
in the near future
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again the dog came round.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This time he crossed the low part of the log, and stopped to smell it.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading It was a trying moment for Rag, as the great hound came sniff-sniffing along the log.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading But his nerve did not forsake him; the wind was right; he had his mind made up to bolt as soon as Ranger came half way up.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, clearly it was rabbity,' but it was a stale scent now; still he mounted the log.
