adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
anticipationnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/
an expectation
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
BackadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
curtainnounUS /ˈkɜːrtən/
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
faradverbUS /fɑːr/
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
filteredverbUS /ˈfɪltərd/
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
friendsnounUS /frendz/
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
furnishedadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃt/
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
hillnounUS /hɪl/
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
HudsonnounUS /ˈhʌdsən/
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
idlers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/
an occurrence of something
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
lackedverbUS /lækt/
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
noonnounUS /nuːn/
the middle of the day
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
PetersburgnounUS /ˈpiːtərzbərɡ/
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
pretendedadjectiveUS /priˈtendɪd/
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
RealizationnounUS /ˈriːləˈzeɪʃən/
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
St
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
SUMMERnounUS /ˈsʌmər/
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Realization in this instance lacked the delight of anticipation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The flat was now furnished, and the beginning of autumn saw it occupied by the two friends.
undiminishedadjectiveUS /ˌʌndəˈmɪnɪʃt/
not lessened or diminished
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
wanedverbUS /weɪnd/
past form of “wane” — grow smaller
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
warm-weather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Back to town from mountain and sea shore filtered the warm-weather idlers, but no more letters came from St. Petersburg to the hill by the Hudson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUMMER waned; the evenings became chill, although the sun pretended at noon that its power was undiminished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So far as our girls were concerned, a curtain of silence had fallen between Europe and America.
