AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A distant dearness in the hill.”
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
altogetheradverbUS /ˌɔːltəˈɡeðər/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
CorknounUS /kɔːrk/
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
dalenounUS /deɪl/
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
dearnessnoun
the quality possessed by something with a great price or value
From this reading “A distant dearness in the hill.”
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “A distant dearness in the hill.”
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
Elfride
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From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
Endelstow
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From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
favoured
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From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
formerlyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrmərli/
at a previous time
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
girlishadjectiveUS /ˈɡɜːrlɪʃ/
befitting or characteristic of a young girl
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/
a state of high honor
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “A distant dearness in the hill.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A distant dearness in the hill.”
infiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
islandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
Killarney
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From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
KnightnounUS /naɪt/
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
LakesnounUS /leɪks/
plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
perceptiblyadverb
in a noticeable manner
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
proportionatelyadverbUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənətli/
to a proportionate degree
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
rambledverbUS /ˈræmbəld/
past form of “ramble” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
spotnounUS /spɑːt/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
superimposedadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərəmˈpoʊzd/
placed on or over something else
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
surveyedverbUS /sərˈveɪd/
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A distant dearness in the hill.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Knight turned his back upon the parish of Endelstow, and crossed over to Cork.
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
weightedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
made heavy or weighted down with weariness
From this reading One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.
WhilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst in the company of Elfride, her girlish presence had not perceptibly affected him to any depth.
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He pushed on to the Lakes of Killarney, rambled amid their luxuriant woods, surveyed the infinite variety of island, hill, and dale there to be found, listened to the marvellous echoes of that romantic spot; but altogether missed the glory and the dream he formerly found in such favoured regions.
