AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
chaosnounUS /ˈkeɪɑːs/
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
deepeningnounUS /ˈdiːpənɪŋ/
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
fleshnounUS /fleʃ/
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
fly-leaf
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From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
gold-bound
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From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
lapverbUS /læp/
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
linesnounUS /laɪnz/
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
nameverbUS /neɪm/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
nearedverbUS /nɪrd/
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
reachesnounUS /ˈriːtʃəz/
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/
recurring again and again
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/
with low volume
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
tempestnounUS /ˈtempəst/
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She summoned him out of the chaos of the past, and the past became the present, and he stood before her as though in the flesh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All morning she had gazed on the shining reaches of the Hudson, their colour deepening to blue as she neared the sea.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading And two lines she repeated softly to herself--two lines that held a vision:
volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A gold-bound volume of Shelley, with his name on the fly-leaf, lay in her lap.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading "He was as the sun in his fierce youth, As terrible and lovely as a tempest;"
