adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/
at or in the front
From this reading Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
carnounUS /kɑːr/
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
childnounUS /tʃaɪld/
a young person of either sex
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
circumscribing
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From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
drawing-room
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
excursionnounUS /ɪkˈskɜːrʒən/
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
existencenounUS /eɡˈzɪstəns/
the state or fact of existing
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
fantasticadjectiveUS /fænˈtæstɪk/
ludicrously odd
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
Honora
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late November.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late November.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
LimitlessadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətləs/
without limits in extent or size or quantity
From this reading Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
moss-hung
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From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading It was late November.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading Limitless possibilities lay ahead.
rivenverbUS /ˈrɪvən/
inflected form of “rive” — tear or be torn violently
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
satnounUS /sæt/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
sleepingnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/
the state of being asleep
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
SouthernadjectiveUS /ˈsʌðərn/
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
staredverbUS /sterd/
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
unrealadjectiveUS /ənˈriːl/
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The monotony of existence was at last broken, and riven the circumscribing walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late November.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was happy, as a child is happy who is taken on an excursion into the unknown.
windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading And as Honora sat at the window of the drawing-room of the sleeping car, life seemed as fantastic and unreal as the moss-hung Southern forest into which she stared.
