adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both touched.
bottlenounUS /ˈbɑːtəl/
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
drankverbUS /dræŋk/
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
drunkadjectiveUS /drʌŋk/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
feetnounUS /fiːt/
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
glassnounUS /ɡlæs/
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Then he handed the bottle to Jean.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
hipsnounUS /hɪps/
plural of “hip” — either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
JeannounUS /dʒiːn/
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Then he handed the bottle to Jean.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
Luc
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From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
managedverbUS /ˈmænədʒd/
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
milknounUS /mɪlk/
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
runverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
swallowsnounUS /ˈswɑːloʊz/
plural of “swallow” — a small amount of liquid food
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were both touched.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading They were both touched.
uprightadjectiveUS /əˈpraɪt/
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading She stood upright before them, her hands on her hips, her pail on the ground at her feet, glad at the pleasure which she had given.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were both touched.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading And Luc drank first, with little swallows, stopping every minute to see whether he had drunk more than his half.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with some difficulty, she managed to make a little milk run into the neck of the glass bottle in which they carried their wine.
