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 White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
air
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
all
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
animals
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
begged
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
birds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
breakfast
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
breeds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
cages
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
came
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
charitable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
chattering
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
chickens
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
circumstances
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
Courtesy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
creatures
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were.
crumbs
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
delightful
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
doves
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
examined
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
exposure
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
fashion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
fawn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
fearlessly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
feel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
filled
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
flowers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
foreign
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
fragrance
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were.
garden
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
German
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
Germans
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
greater
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
hopped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
humble
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
Kindly
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
living
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
loping
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
mein
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
menagerie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
native
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
Naturalist
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
neck
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
notice
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
occasionally
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
old
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
ones
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were.
other
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
pens
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
place
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
Please
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
populous
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
portion
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
quadrupeds
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were.
rabbits
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
rare
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
raven
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
red
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
ribbon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
said
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
shamefaced
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
shins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
shoes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
sniffed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
sociable
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were.
some
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were.
summer
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
tailless
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
Tavern
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
There
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
too
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were some free creatures, too, and quite sociable ones they were.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
up
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
walked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [The Kindly Courtesy of Germans] In the morning we took breakfast in the garden, under the trees, in the delightful German summer fashion.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
White
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
wild
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
wire
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great cages populous with fluttering and chattering foreign birds, and other great cages and greater wire pens, populous with quadrupeds, both native and foreign.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and wild animals; the living portion of the menagerie of the “Naturalist Tavern” was all about us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading White rabbits went loping about the place, and occasionally came and sniffed at our shoes and shins; a fawn, with a red ribbon on its neck, walked up and examined us fearlessly; rare breeds of chickens and doves begged for crumbs, and a poor old tailless raven hopped about with a humble, shamefaced mein which said, “Please do not notice my exposure--think how you would feel in my circumstances, and be charitable.”
