adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
approachedverbUS /əˈproʊtʃt/
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
aroseverbUS /ərˈoʊz/
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
Bartlett'snounUS /ˈbɑːrtləts/
possessive form of “bartlett” — United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
battalionsnounUS /bəˈtæljənz/
plural of “battalion” — an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
beech-trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
bellsnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
booknounUS /bʊk/
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/
the act of breaking something
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
CornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
desertedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
DisasternounUS /dɪˈzæstər/
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
gravelnounUS /ˈɡrævəl/
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
greyadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
MissverbUS /mɪs/
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
mistverbUS /mɪst/
become covered with mist
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
oak-trees
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
pinesnounUS /paɪnz/
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
rednounUS /red/
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
russetnounUS /ˈrʌsɪt/
a reddish brown homespun fabric
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
spannedverbUS /spænd/
inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
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 In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
sunningverbUS /ˈsʌnɪŋ/
inflected form of “sun” — expose one's body to the sun
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
tinklenounUS /ˈtɪŋkəl/
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading Either country was spanned by a cloudless sky, and in either arose the tinkle of church bells.
touchingadjectiveUS /ˈtʌtʃɪŋ/
arousing affect
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
unchangeableadjective
not changeable or subject to change
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
Wealdnoun
an area of open or forested country
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
WindyadjectiveUS /ˈwɪndi/
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading The garden of Windy Corners was deserted except for a red book, which lay sunning itself upon the gravel path.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the Weald, autumn approached, breaking up the green monotony of summer, touching the parks with the grey bloom of mist, the beech-trees with russet, the oak-trees with gold.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/
past form of “witness” — be a witness to
From this reading Up on the heights, battalions of black pines witnessed the change, themselves unchangeable.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The Disaster Within The Sunday after Miss Bartlett’s arrival was a glorious day, like most of the days of that year.
